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> dont you want flash to be doomed?

I don't.

> In 5 years why should the web require a plugin to show video or vector graphics?

It shouldn't, but both your questions seem quite unrelated.

huh? flash provides video and vector graphics in a browser. If html5 can do these then flash is doomed, hence related.

I'd contend that the reason HTML5 actually paid attention to video and vector graphics was that Flash made them popular. I don't want Flash (or equivalent) to die because I want to see even more innovation from them, all of which eventually makes its way to standards.

I'd contend that the reason HTML5 actually paid attention to video and vector graphics was that Flash made them popular.

good point. But maybe Adobe should do more to embrace more on open standards than pushing a closed (swf) format.

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