YouTube has a pilot project that allows H.264 video to play using the in-progress HTML5 rendering standard. With YouTube, for instance, Flash acts just as a wrapper for H.264 video. John Gruber explained before the iPad launch the background of why Apple won’t support Flash.įlash can be used for many purposes, and Flash is used for all kinds of interactive games, multimedia content, and esoteric purposes – as well as horrible restaurant sites – all over the world.īut the single biggest use of Flash embedded in Web pages is to play video, most of which is already encoded in H.264, part of the MPEG4 set of standards, which Apple uses for nearly all its audio and video purposes. Since the iPad was announced – see “ The iPad Arrives,” 27 January 2010 – one of the biggest debates about the device’s future market share and efficacy is its lack of Flash support. Hulu is a streaming video service owned by major TV networks that lets you watch new and old TV shows and movies, with a mandatory requirement to view ads. Hulu is the poster child for what’s missing in the iPhone OS’s Mobile Safari.
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