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The [[Web Hypertext Application Technology Working Group]] (WHATWG) began work on the new standard in 2004, when the [[World Wide Web Consortium]] (W3C) was focusing future developments on [[XHTML 2.0|XHTML 2.0]], and HTML 4.01 had not been updated since 2000.<ref>{{cite web|title=HTML 4 Errata|url=http://www.w3.org/MarkUp/html4-updates/errata|publisher= [[World Wide Web Consortium]] |accessdate=4 December 2010}}</ref> In 2009, the W3C allowed the XHTML 2.0 Working Group's charter to expire and decided not to renew it. W3C and WHATWG are currently working together on the development of HTML5.<ref>{{cite web|title=Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) About the Future of XHTML|url=http://www.w3.org/2009/06/xhtml-faq.html|publisher= [[World Wide Web Consortium]] |accessdate=4 December 2010}}</ref>
While HTML5 is often compared to Flash and is seen my some as an Flash replacement, the two technologies are very different and only a very small part of HTML5 is thought of as the so called Flash replacement.
Although HTML5 has been well known among web developers for years, it became the topic of mainstream media around April 2010<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/29/flash-iphone-apples-steve-jobs-finally-explains/|title=FOX News: No Flash on the iPhone? Apple's Steve Jobs Finally Explains Why | work=Fox News | date=29 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://techland.time.com/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-flash-is-no-longer-necessary-and-other-musings/|title=TIME: Steve Jobs: ‘Flash is No Longer Necessary’ and Other Musings | work=Time | date=29 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-20003744-501465.html|title=Steve Jobs: Why Apple Banned Flash|publisher=CBS News}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fastcompany.com/1633336/steve-jobs-flash-adobe-apple-iphone-os-mac-software-open-standards-proprietary-open-letter|title=FastCompany: Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash Is Old PC History, Open Web Is the Future}}</ref> after [[Apple Inc]]'s then-CEO [[Steve Jobs]] issued a public letter titled "Thoughts on Flash" where he concludes that "[[Adobe Flash|[Adobe] Flash]] is no longer necessary to watch video or consume any kind of web content" and that "new open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win".<ref>[http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/ 'Thoughts on Flash', by Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, Inc.]</ref> This sparked a debate in web development circles where some suggested that while HTML5 provides enhanced functionality, developers must consider the varying browser support of the different parts of the standard as well as other [[Comparison of HTML5 and Flash|functionality differences between HTML5 and Flash]].<ref>[http://www.lyquix.com/blog/122-is-html5-replacing-flash Is HTML5 Replacing Flash?]</ref> In early November 2011 Adobe announced that it will discontinue development of Flash for mobile devices and reorient its efforts in developing tools utilizing HTML 5.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplatform/2011/11/flash-to-focus-on-pc-browsing-and-mobile-apps-adobe-to-more-aggressively-contribute-to-html5.html |title="Flash to Focus on PC Browsing and Mobile Apps; Adobe to More Aggressively Contribute to HTML5" |publisher=adobe.com |date= |accessdate=26 February 2012}}</ref>
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