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From: nospam on 6 May 2010 00:56 In article <Xns9D70698DC218noonehomecom(a)74.209.131.13>, Larry <noone(a)home.com> wrote: > 5.5%....a miniscule amount. > > You'll need the chart, of course: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Web_browser_usage_share.svg that's browser market share on desktop/laptop computers. now add in the 100 million iphones, ipod touches and ipads. > html5 might replace Flash in 2020, but it isn't even out of the garage, > now! It's experimental and it's NOT a media player like Flash is! it's replacing it *today*.
From: Warren Oates on 6 May 2010 08:33 In article <Xns9D6FDB6376E9Enoonehomecom(a)74.209.131.13>, Larry <noone(a)home.com> wrote: > HTML5 is a DREAM, not a system, today. Don't be stupid -- 802.11n was a "dream" for years while thousands of routers were sold and worked just fine. Now me, I like Flash, but if it can be replaced with HTML, that's fine. I just don't think that jumping on the Apple/Microshit h264 bandwagon is a wise move. -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Geoffrey S. Mendelson on 6 May 2010 08:59 Warren Oates wrote: > Don't be stupid -- 802.11n was a "dream" for years while thousands of > routers were sold and worked just fine. Now me, I like Flash, but if it > can be replaced with HTML, that's fine. I just don't think that jumping > on the Apple/Microshit h264 bandwagon is a wise move. HTML5 is actually a red herring. What is more important is will sites limit themselves to h264 compression and only offer iPod/iPad capable resolutions? Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson, Jerusalem, Israel gsm(a)mendelson.com N3OWJ/4X1GM New word I coined 12/13/09, "Sub-Wikipedia" adj, describing knowledge or understanding, as in he has a sub-wikipedia understanding of the situation. i.e possessing less facts or information than can be found in the Wikipedia.
From: Jolly Roger on 6 May 2010 09:41 In article <michelle-01FCDE.19313805052010(a)62-183-169-81.bb.dnainternet.fi>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <jollyroger-8EB232.21142805052010(a)news.individual.net>, > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > > Why does Larry keep trolling when he looses his lame arguments so > > consistently? > > Is he trolling or is it that he is just so out of touch with reality that > he thinks he's right? That's part of the definition of a troll. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR
From: George Kerby on 6 May 2010 10:47
On 5/5/10 11:38 PM, in article Xns9D70698DC218noonehomecom(a)74.209.131.13, "Larry" <noone(a)home.com> wrote: > nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote in news:050520102354416052% > nospam(a)nospam.invalid: > >> a few? you need to recount. >> > > 5.5%....a miniscule amount. > > You'll need the chart, of course: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Web_browser_usage_share.svg > > If you were Mercedes Benz and wanted to get car ads in front of internet > browsers, and you had a choice between FLASH playing on IE, Firefox, > Chrome and Opera but not Safari.....or.....HTML5/H.264 proprietary video > codec playing on Chrome and Safari but NOT on IE, Firefox or > Opera....... > > ....Which would you choose?? > > > Quit covering your eyes and hiding behind the Reality Distortion > Field....come on....out with it! > > The answer is quite obvious: > > http://www3.mercedes-benz.com/mbcom_v4/us/de.html > > Which is it you see? Without FLASH, it won't play at all! > > With Flash....it's beautiful! > > http://mercedes-benz.tv/de/clip-518/Mille+Miglia+2008 > > html5 might replace Flash in 2020, but it isn't even out of the garage, > now! It's experimental and it's NOT a media player like Flash is! > > > Why are you so concerned, Lar? The Waffle House doesn't host FREE wi-fi. |