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@– fyoucher1
"I think HTML 5 is better suited for the more simple stuff."
Totally agreed..
I am actually great supporter of HTML5. I love the fact that HTML is finally revised, it will allow us to do some things in basic information websites and design them with less headache and "hacking". CSS3 and JS are extending everything even more and making web design work even easier. I like the fact that we will have open source video codec so we will have all browser support it for regular and non-interactive, non drm videos.
But all this is really good for news/info/blog sites. I would never recommend building a site for e-commerce or blog or similar in Flash.. Each have their own purposes.
HTML5 even with WebGL will never come close to Flash. It's years and years behind, doesn't have proper tools, it's a pain to code for and so forth..
I would rather see Flash adopt to WebGL over time (which I"m absolutely sure it will happen) and offer us everything we do but with tools to code in AS3 for Canvas for example with the Flash capabilities.
And let's not forget, all of this canvas and webgl in general stuff is pointless if browsers themselves don't support hardware acceleration and that's a major stepping stone.
Biggest problem with HTML5 in general is that there are too many cooks in the kitchen with different motivations. We will see the same kinds of problems with browser support, things not working in one browser over another.
By the time HTML5/browsers matures with all these technologies Flash will allow us to make a virtual hand pop out of the screen and touch our butts.