Adobe Talks Flash 10.1, Apple, HTML5

From DailyTech: One of the most commonly used content types on the internet is Flash. Flash allows for cross browser/platform compatibility on video and other forms of content like games. Flash isn’t without its issues though with many users complaining about some of its weaknesses and looking forward to an alternative.

Flash is often called a resource hog, especially when working with HD video. Mac users complain that Flash lacks proper support for OS X and some of the most popular Apple products like the iPhone, iPod touch, and the new iPad lack support for Flash.

Some are looking to HTML5 as the technology that will finally eliminate the need for Flash thanks to native video support in HTML5. YouTube, the largest video site on the Internet, already has an experimental HTML5 video player available for users.

The catch with HTML5 right now is that most browsers still don’t support it. Adobe, the company behind Flash, claims that it doesn't see HTML5 replacing Flash or vice versa. Adobe says that it supports HTML5 and its evolution and is looking forward to building Flash and other software around HTML5 as it evolves.

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch wrote in a blog post, "Longer term, some point to HTML as eventually supplanting the need for Flash, particularly with the more recent developments coming in HTML with version 5."

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