ZDNet.co.uk is reporting that at the Internet World Conference in London, Nitot warned that companies like Adobe and Microsoft might have an agenda with their Flash and Silverlight technologies. Even though at the moment these technologies are free to download, this might change in the future. “But maybe they have an agenda,” Nitot said, “they’re not here for the glory; they’re here for the money.” He also warns for the dangers of these companies withholding products from certain markets. As examples, he mentions Internet Explorer for the Mac/UNIX, and Adobe’s refusal to provide up-to-date binaries of Flash.

[Web developers should make] sure that Silverlight and Flash will always be available on all platforms [and] run decently on all platforms. You’re producing content for your users and there’s someone in the middle deciding whether users should see your content. If Adobe or Microsoft decide to compete with you and you’re using their technology, you cannot compete. If you consider proprietary technologies, think hard; are you really trading convenience in the short term with independence in the long term?”

Nitot continued that you pretty much need Flash these days in order to offer video online, but that this might change in the near future when HTML5 reaches maturity, which will do away with the need for Flash for audio and video content, because audio and video will be part of HTML5. He told ZDNet.co.uk after the presentation that Adobe’s Flash is not compatible with the open web, and that Adobe may open source it if Silverlight’s competition becomes too fierce.

Originally posted at: http://www.newmobilecomputing.com/story/19699/Mozilla_Warns_of_Flash_Silverlight_Agenda

Apple has introduced Safari 3.1, an update of the web browser for Mac and Windows, which supports the latest audio, video and animation standards. It’s the first browser to support the new video and audio tags in HTML 5 and the first to support CSS Animations. The upgrade Safari also supports CSS Web Fonts.

Safari loads web pages 1.9 times faster than Internet Explorer 7 and 1.7 times faster than Firefox 2, according to Phil Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. Safari also runs JavaScript up to six times faster than other browsers, and is the first browser to support the latest innovative web standards needed to deliver the next generation of highly interactive Web 2.0 experiences, he adds.

Safari 3.1 is available immediately as a free download. The Mac version requires Mac OS X 10.4.11 or higher, a minimum of 256MB of memory and is designed to run on any Intel-based Mac or a Mac with a PowerPC G5, G4 or G3 processor and built-in FireWire. Safari 3.1 for Windows requires Windows XP or Windows Vista, a minimum of 256MB of memory and a system with at least a 500MHz Intel Pentium processor.

Originally posted at: http://www.macsimumnews.com/index.php/archive/safari_31_adds_support_for_html_5_tags_css_web_fonts/

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