flash for Ipad
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Yeah, advertising, marketing, and porn. All of which play a massive part of the web and will play an even larger part once the web becomes more if a part of your TV experience.
Replacing Flash with HTML5 is a solution for porn sites but unfortunately a very costly one to make. One that most porn sites have yet to make and probably won't because of the simple fact that it is hard to wack it from your iPhone or iPad.
The current issues with Flash on mobile devices is all performance related and hardware dependent. It's just a matter of time (a very likely short period of time) before mobile devices will be able to handle whatever we throw at them. Desktops had this same issue a few years back and look where technology is today. I can remember saying, "full screen video, yeah right" not that long ago.
The whole Flash in mobile debate thing is largely because of two devices which don't support it because of performance reasons. What happens when that's not the case. When the hardware becomes better or when Flash Player becomes more optimized for mobile/tablets. That's really not that far from now. I'm thinking less than a few years if that. Flash will eventually evolve or be replaced but not that soon. Once that happens, you can bet it'll be continued to be used for the reasons I mentioned above. The web community isn't going to reinvent the wheel, and its too costly to build out an iDevice alternative.
Flash has it's uses, a lot of features that HTML can't replicate. By the time html5 becomes standard, devices will easily be able to handle Flash. We'll continue to integrate the best solutions or the best technology that the project requires, whether it's Flash or something else. Right now, regarding multimedia capabilities, Flash has a GIANT head start on any competing technology as well as a massive supporting community behind it. I just don't see iDevices as the reason for Flash becoming obsolete.