> - How "sellable" is HTML5 to clients? see my comments on how the Enterprise I work in is still using IE6 across the board and is only now evaluating IE7... (whereas Flex, or at least FlashPlayer10 is here already).
Meh, my 1.5cents barry.b On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 1:59 PM, Steve Onnis<st...@cfcentral.com.au> wrote: > Just watched an interesting, and my first video > (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AusOPz8Ww80) on what's happening with > HTML5. From what I have seen in the past, HTML5 has been in the works for a > long time and from what I can see now it will still be a while before it is > officially released even though a few browsers are starting to implement > some of the functionality now. It was interesting to see they are doing a > lot of work around asynchronous sending and receiving of data, 2D/3D > rendering, offline data storage, native video embedding with the <video> > tag and and some other cool stuff that will certainly make developing > websites a lot more interesting. I couldn't help but think though while I > was watching it was that you can do all this stuff in FLEX and FLASH and > using Blaze or LifeCycle so I put to you....which would you rather? Develop > with FLEX or utilise HTML5 ? Considering the uptake of the "average" > internet user actually upgrading their browsers I can't really see a great > opportunity to be able to utilise the additional features and functionality > that will come with HTML5 where as the uptake of the FLASH plug-in already > has the penetration and the flexibility and customisation of FLEX and FLASH > is heaps better than what I could see the HTML5 components being. > > The way I see it, HTML5 is like a new road, but you are saying to people > they have to buy a new car to drive on it (yes I know the browsers are > free), and to a lot of users, computers are like cars, as long as it goes > and they put fuel in it they don't care and I see the same thing with > browsers. I wouldn't think the average user would consciously upgrade their > browsers which is why we still have XP users running IE6....it works and > that's all they are worried about. > > - What are your thoughts? > - How "sellable" is HTML5 to clients? > - Can you justify saying to your client "Hey we can do this really cool > stuff but ANYONE who wants to use it will have to upgrade their browser." > - Is HTML5 just going to create a new generation of hacks and work arounds > to utilise new features and still retain backwards compatibility? > - Do you think that the time being spent on HTML5 would be better spent > getting everyone to implement the HTML4 standards more consistently? > > Food for thought > > Steve > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to cfaussie+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
