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Author Topic: Flash vs HTML5. Is Flash really the CPU hog that Apple says it is?  (Read 5,443 times)

zridling

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Sarah Perez reports on Apple's claims against Flash and compares the two. She also gets to the crux of the matter here:

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Speaking of HTML5, here's how to take advantage of it, along with some demostration sites:
http://www.infoworld.com/print/115611
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Apples reason for not allowing Flash is just so they can continue control the iPhone (and now iPad) software availability.

If they supported Flash then anyone could write Flash applications without Apples consent. Everything else is marketing FUD to make it easier for mac-fanboys to continue deluding themselves that Apple doesn't actually hold their own customers in contempt.
Interviewer: Is there anything you don't like?
Bjarne Stroustrup: Marketing hype as a substitute for technical argument. Thoughtless adherence to dogma. Pride in ignorance.

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