[opendtv] Re: TV Technology: SVOD Popularity Poses Broadcast Possibilities
- From: "Manfredi, Albert E" <albert.e.manfredi@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2016 03:38:11 +0000
Ron Economos wrote:
In general, Craig is correct in saying that Flash is all but gone.
However, there are some holdouts.
Evidently, Yahoo View is one holdout. And if you search online, there are many
holdouts.
But that's beside the point.
The issue here is whether content sources, streaming media sites, are
"blocking" certain devices, as Craig claims. Well, BS. They aren't. It's the
devices that don't support the standard protocols, whatever those protocols
are. Flash was the first device-independent streaming protocol designed for use
in web servers, rather than dedicated media servers. And it's still ubiquitous,
and it's still the default protocol. (I've tried removing Flash, and sure
enough, the PC will sometimes stream with something else, and other times show
nothing. But when Flash is installed, it prefers Flash.)
There are two different discussions here. Whether Flash will last for all
eternity is not the issue. The issue is whether the web sites are blocking
certain devices, or whether certain (incompetent) devices are blocking the
content. It is patently obvious that the devices are the problem.
Bert
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