[talmand]

I thought I read somewhere last year that Flash was dead. Yet, Flash is still here.

I think everyone can agree that we all understand that Flash is on its way out as a tool for websites. Those stupid intros and Flash menus are already dying out thanks to javascript. Nothing to do with HTML5 at all.

So HTML5 will offer us similar capabilities to Flash using Canvas. Does that mean in a few years we can start hating on Canvas because it'll do all the same things we hate Flash for? Banner ads in Canvas anyone?

Flash video you say? Not until some form of DRM is in place. Content providers probably wouldn't care for that right-click "Save Video As..." choice we would have. But, most likely, it'll eventually happen.

So, can silly articles like this just stop already? If all you know is Flash on web pages then, yes, Flash is indeed dying. Screw that, as a website tool Flash is already dead. But, if you can think beyond that, Flash is turning into something else entirely. If you pay attention to things Adobe is doing or has done, such as embracing HTML5 with their related technologies, then you shall see that Flash dying on websites is far beyond Adobe's concern.

[Zachhack]

Agreed. Copyrighted content delivered solely via HTML5 has a long way to go. Proprietary runtimes controlled by large companies with DRM technology are currently the safest method (for copyright holders) to deliver that content to a paying audience.