BGR : ndustry watchers often debate whether or not HTML5-based Web apps pose a threat to the massive ecosystems that revolve around native apps.
Paul Stannard: "If you are as old as me, you remember the transition from MS-DOS to Windows in the early 1990s. Dominant applications like Lotus 123 and WordPerfect were quickly knocked from their perches as the ecosystem tectonically shifted before they responded. Microsoft Word and Excel for Windows replaced Lotus and WordPerfect as the undisputed leaders of their respective product categories. Similar transitions occurred elsewhere across the software world."
HTML5 will become the primary experience on Chrome, if a website offers it, technical program manager Anthony Laforge writes in a Google Groups post. If you visit a site that requires Flash to work, Chrome will display a prompt at the top of the page asking if you want to run Flash.
took a bit of time before browsers did this automatically.
i been blocking flash by default for years now.
The Guardian: A group of researchers have demonstrated how to track users with nothing more than their remaining battery power, which could compromise privacy.
well android apps can always be changed by third parties and other developers so i dont think its a major issue.
iOS on the other hand is totally screwed. if Apple says no, thats that.