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'''[[HTML5]]''' can be used as an alternative to '''[[Adobe Flash]]''' in a lot of instances.<ref name="nyt_amazon">{{cite web
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}}</ref> Both include features and functions for adding [[animation]], [[video]], and [[interactivity]] to [[web page]]s. There has been a great deal of discussion{{
== Comparison ==
=== Current availability ===
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Currently, HTML5 is not supported universally or fully by all [[web browser|browsers]] and there are not many websites putting its available features to use.{{
Flash is not available on some platforms including [[Apple Inc.|Apple's]] [[IOS (Apple)|iOS]] devices—[[iPhone]], [[iPod touch]] and [[iPad]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/why-theres-no-flash-on-the-iphoneipad-and-why-there-shouldnt-be-flash-on-android/8455 | title=Why there's no Flash on the iPhone/iPad (and why there shouldn't be Flash on Android) | accessdate=2010-12-27 | author=Kingsley-Hughes, Adrian | date=2010-05-28 | work=ZDNet Hardware 2.0 blog}}</ref> Apple have been promoting HTML5 as an alternative to Flash for video and other content.
=== Website adoption ===
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== Apple ==
As of April 2010 [[Apple Inc.|Apple]] did not support Flash on the [[iPhone]], [[iPad]], or [[iPod]], having adopted [[HTML5]] instead.<ref name="
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▲|Title=IPad Can’t Play Flash Video, but It May Not Matter
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}}</ref> Steve Jobs noted that Flash is not an [[open standard]] – it is controlled by [[Adobe]] – whereas HTML5 is controlled by a [[standards organization|standards committee]].<ref name="jobs_thoughts_on_flash"/>
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