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HTML5 video support a precursor to Apple Tablet?
As some of you techies might already know, both Youtube and now Vimeo have just launched support for HTML5. Meaning that if you have a compatible browser like Safari or Chrome, you can watch videos on these sites without needing a Flash player.
“Who cares? What’s the big deal?” You say…
Well, the big deal is that playing video through HTML5 requires a lot less processing power than Flash, so slower processors (as in the iPhone or Netbooks) can run web video smoothly and without using as much delicious battery juice.
Is it a coincidence that these two major video sites are releasing this feature one week before Apple is about to make some big mysterious announcement? I think not.
I’ll leave the detail speculation to the rest of the interwebs. For me, I’ll just wait patiently to see what happens next week.
