Why HTML5 isn't a replacement for Flash (and isn't likely to be any time soon)
In some ways the content of this post is related to the recent Flash / Mobile snafu. Specifically because Adobe have made a big point of throwing their weight behind HTML5 in place of Flash on mobile platforms. This post is derived in part from personal experience and in part from a lively (and occasionally heated) debate with a colleague. In short it deals with my concerns over the dropping Flash support in favour of HTML5 and the common perception that anything Flash can do HTML5 can do (better).
HTML 5 is Ex HTML
There's a lot of buzz surrounding the HTML5 project at the moment and, ignoring the fact that I can never pass up an opportunity for a pun in a post title, I felt sufficiently opinionated on the matter to warrant posting my thoughts. As ever, anyone wishing to question my credentials or right to comment on this subject would do well to remember that I've been working on, in and around the web since 1995 and, whilst I'm certainly not considered one of the key speakers on the subject of markup languages I certainly have enough practical experience to justify the points laid out below.
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