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There are a lot more websites using Flash than just Youtube and Vimeo. Until every website supports HTML5, I'd prefer to have the option than be stuck with a broken icon. And not even Youtube fully supports HTML5 yet; not every video is available if you're using the HTML5 player.
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I’m not trying to say that
every website out there has thrown out Flash, my point was that a huge majority have and the ecosystem for internet-connected devices is rapidly pushing Flash out. Yes, you will still run across site which use it, but they’re few and far between, and the number is dwindling.
Anecdotally, it took about a week or two from me getting my new computer to actually install Flash Player on it. I just didn’t run across anything that made me need to install it in that time.
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And, as I said, HTML5 hasn't been standardised and isn't ready for primetime. It's currently adequate for video playing but I'm yet to see any sites that are using it for funky user interfaces like they do with Flash.
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HTML5 may not be standardised yet but it is totally ready for primetime. Every major browser now has HTML5 compatibility for the majority of new elements, including CSS3 and video tags.
It’s not standardised, but browsers support it and developers are using it. People are moving away from funky Flash website interfaces because mobile and tablet users simply will not see those websites and because the combination of HTML5, CSS3 and Javascript can do crazy things (see:
Beercamp 2012 and
2011).
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You've drunk the Apple Cool Aid if you really think that's true. This isn't about finetuning; this is about having options for dramatically different user interfaces/experiences.
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I love that having a differing opinion gets me dismissed as being an Apple sheep.
Having dramatically different user experiences is not always a good goal. The key with user experience is consistency and familiarity; you can very quickly lose that by offering too many options, and the wider Android ecosystem is a good example of that.
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Apple has lost almost every design patent suit against Samsung. The big legal case that they won in America was based on software patents, specifically the scroll-bounce effect. And in the time since they won that suit, that patent has been invalidated so Samsung will probably win on appeal.
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The Verge’s coverage only mentions their losing cases in
Japan and the
UK. I haven’t heard about any other cases, what have I missed?