Flash, DO NOT WANT!
It has become the multimedia Swiss army knife of the Internet, until now.
Flash is just not needed any more. Nor is it needed to be supported by mobile devices. Here’s some quick points why mobile devices or tablets dont need Flash.
- For most Flash objects there is an alternative. Exhibit A: revision3.com has multiple video encodings that dont require Flash to be able to use the site.
- Flash can be slow, memory hoging and is not controllable by the system. With Flash running its own code there is no way the browser can manage what it’s doing. This leads to slowness, jittering and crashes.
- Flash requires the Flash plug-in on the device. One thing extra that takes up space on a device limited on available disk space.
And here comes the main kicker.
Flash is on the way of being out-dated and replaced. Yes, using Flash for video playback will slowly disappear. Why?
HTML 5. The new HTML 5 schema includes the lovely <video> tag. This tag doesn’t need Flash or even a Quicktime plug-in. No all it needs is a web browser and the rest is taken care of.
The browser will use its own player to play the media it is given. Optimised for the browser, built by the browser or OS developers and 100% jitter and flawless playback.
That’s the focus on video. Check back for more information why Advertising and Games will soon be bailing from the Flash boat.
