YouTube has been using HTML5 video for years, but it was limited to mobile platforms that do not support Adobe Flash, like iOS, the iPhone's operating system. The thing that make HTML5 so special is that it not only has adaptive bitrate, which allows the video quality to change depending on the internet connection strength, therefore removing little or all of the much dreaded "buffering circle" that people hate so much but also support of the open-source VP9 video codec which supports streaming of videos at 4K resolution and 60 frames per second permitted that the system can handle it. However, the biggest advantage that HTML5 has over Adobe's Flash is that unlike Flash, HTML5 does not require extra plugins or software (internet is written with HTML5), which means that increased security. Third party applications like Adobe Flash allow weak spots for hackers to target, by removing the use of third party applications and plugins, powerhouses like Google and Apple can disintegrate the incorporation of Flash and prevent said attack. The time spent on integrating Flash can now be spend doing something else like improving the security and quality of their services. Recent versions of Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox will start receiving HTML5 by default.
Do you think that eliminating a huge subsidiary of Adobe will create too much of a monopoly in the field of software development?
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