Several people have asked about obtaining copies of the slide deck I referenced during the mLearnCon MOSH Pit debate on Flash vs. HTML5 earlier this month. As noted in my June 24th blogpost, I was fortunate that my friends from the Adobe Systems, Inc. Flash Platform team shared a copy of the "evangelist deck" that contains a lot of useful information about the Flash Platform. I have integrated several of their slides with some of the other materials I compiled to support my position in the Great Debate. Apparently there are some for whom scrolling to the end of the post takes too long. No prob. I have posted a .PDF version of the deck here for your viewing pleasure.
Download Final mLearn Con Flash and HTML5. for distrib
Even though it is fairly obvious that I am a bit of an Adobe fangirl on this topic - I am first and foremost a technology-mediated learning advocate. Interactive learning experiences and apps continue to depend on Flash. I just want to be sure that elearning professionals have a clearer picture of how this particular debate is likely to affect the products, assets and services we provide for our stakeholders.We know that will evolve, and we know that it is more likely to look like an RIA than a .SWF. Even though iPhone 4.0 and iPads are selling like crazy...we're still talking about less that 1% of mobile subscribers on an iOS device. Even though HTML5 offers great experiences, it's still not taking over the world. Yet...
Dear JRA,
Percentage of mobile traffic on a single US network is very different than the number of mobile Internet subscribers on a global network. With all due respect, iOS adoption - iPhones and iPads - really haven't dominated to the degree you seem to want it to. Not yet, anyway.
Think global.
Posted by: ellen wagner | June 28, 2010 at 05:27 PM
Exactly what are you smoking? iOS devices account for "...about less than 1% of mobile subscriber..."?
Here is a link that shows that 33% of mobile traffic is coming from iOS devices. http://www.netmarketshare.com/mobile-phones.aspx?qprid=55&qptimeframe=M&qpsp=136&sample=25
Every search I do through Google shows me that Apple currently has about 16% of the mobile Smart Phone market, with RIM falling (worldwide) and Android devices gaining some steam.
Feel free to adopt whatever antique technology (Flash) that you will... but don't fool your readers into thinking that a certain device is a "rounding error," as we might think that Steve Ballmer is paying you off.
Posted by: JRA | June 28, 2010 at 01:55 PM