IE7 and IE8 are a far cry from any sort of HTML5 support. I don't think it's to support it at all, it's just to make the developer's job less miserable (considering IE6 is a small part of their audience and it's on the way out anyway).
Here's something everyone has to keep in mind: even if the HTML5 standard was finished, and if *all* browsers had versions with full HTML5 support *today*, it'd still take around 8 years for that to be feasible on commercial projects, given the pace browser penetration usually follows (IE6 was released 8.5 years ago and it's still used by around 13% of the users*). Add to that the fact that the HTML5 groups are still fighting over codec support, nothing's ratified yet, and you begin to see why anyone saying HTML5 will replace Flash anytime soon is out of their damn minds. As developers we should not be emotionally attached to a platform and refuse change. But at the same time, I work in the real world and like to look at solid data; and the data says using HTML5 today is a pipe dream unless you want problems with cross-browser development to achieve a ~6% user penetration. If you wanna convince clients, give them the numbers. Zeh [*] http://www.statowl.com/web_browser_usage_by_version.php?limit[]=ie&limit[]=firefox&limit[]=safari&limit[]=chrome&limit[]=opera&limit[]=netscape On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 4:56 PM, Kerry Thompson <al...@cyberiantiger.biz>wrote: > I noticed something interesting, and perhaps relevant, a couple of > days ago. Google Docs and Google Apps is going to stop supporting > older Browsers, like IE 6, on March 1. I understand the move is to > promote HTML5. > > I don't believe Flash is going away soon either. There are too many > sites out there that use Flash, including the one I'm working on, > <www.poptropica.com>. We're basically a big Flash site, supported by > the usual HTML, JavaScript, PHP, and the like. > > I think somebody else mentioned the fact that Disney uses Flash > extensively (they do). It would be prohibitively expensive to redo all > their apps in another language. > > I'm not retiring for another 5-6 years, and I expect to be a Flash > programmer for the rest of my career. > > Cordially, > > Kerry Thompson > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
