Zohar Babin interviewed at OSCON 2010
summary
Argues that HTML5 is not a near-term Flash killer: browser makers disagree on video formats and implementations, HTML5 lacks webcam/microphone capture in the spec, and full parity takes about 10 years to complete. Describes a practical hybrid: an HTML5 video.org JS fallback that detects browser and serves H.264/MP4 or Flash as needed. Warns migration requires mass re-encoding of archives, a large time and money cost — re-encoding costs and time that keep many media sites on Flash.
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