HTML5 Knocks Out Adobe Flash in Reader Vote

A few weeks ago, tensions between Adobe and Apple rose to all-time highs after Apple prominently left Flash off of the iPad. A lashing by Steve Jobs, calling Adobe lazy and Flash buggy didn’t help matters at all.

The problem: Apple believes that Flash shouldn’t be part of the web’s future. Instead, the company believes that HTML5 is what will define the web and would love to see more developers adopt it instead of Flash. Now that big video sites such as YouTube are testing support for HTML5, Steve could be getting his wish.

That’s why we asked you, the readers, to tell us where you stand on the issue. Adobe Flash vs. HTML5: which is better for the future of the web? After over 6000 votes…

…HTML5 handily knocked out Adobe Flash. With 3,891 votes, HTML5 garnered 61% of the polls. Adobe Flash was able to muster 1,779 votes (28%), while 660 said it was a tie (10%).

Next week, we’ll do it all over again with another web faceoff. Be sure to tune in and vote!

Who would win in a fight: Adobe Flash or HTML5?(polls)

Faceoff Series: Overall Results

Week 1:

– Mozilla Firefox vs. Google Chrome

– WINNER: Firefox, 4600 votes (Chrome: 3310 votes, Tie: 911 votes)

Week 2:

– Tumblr vs. Posterous

– WINNER: Tumblr, 1809 votes (Posterous: 1496 votes, Tie: 256 votes)

Week 3:

– Pandora vs. Last.fm

– WINNER: Last.fm, 1187 votes (Pandora: 1156 votes, Tie: 122 votes)

Week 4:

– Twitter vs. Facebook

– WINNER: Facebook, 2484 votes (Twitter: 2061 votes, Tie: 588 votes)

Week 5:

– WordPress vs. Typepad

– WINNER: WordPress, 2714 votes (Typepad: 267 votes, Tie: 357 votes)

Week 6:

– Windows 7 vs. Snow Leopard

– WINNER: Windows 7, 3632 votes (Snow Leopard: 3278 votes, Tie: 121 votes)

Week 7:

– TweetDeck vs. Seesmic Desktop

– WINNER: TweetDeck, 3294 votes (Seesmic Desktop: 1055 votes, Tie: 260 votes)

Week 8:

– Microsoft Office vs. Google Docs

– WINNER: Microsoft Office, 1365 votes (Google Docs: 994 votes, Tie: 315 votes)

Week 9:

– Apple iPhone vs. Google Android

– WINNER: Google Android, 3323 votes (Apple iPhone: 1494 votes, Tie: 228 votes)

Week 10:

– AT&T vs. Verizon

– WINNER: Verizon, 1161 votes (AT&T: 538 votes, Tie: 118 votes)

Week 11:

– Google vs. Bing

– WINNER: Google, 2180 votes (Bing: 519 votes, Tie: 97 votes)

Week 12:

– iPod Touch/iPhone vs. Nintendo DS vs. Sony PSP

– WINNER: iPod Touch/iPhone, 704 votes (Sony PSP: 639 votes, Nintendo DS: 482 votes, Tie: 108 votes)

Week 13:

– Digg vs. Reddit vs. StumbleUpon

– WINNER: Digg, 14,762 votes (Reddit: 11,466 votes, StumbleUpon: 2507 votes, Tie: 1032 votes)

Week 14:

– Old versus new Twitter retweets

– WINNER: Old style retweets, 1625 votes (New style retweets: 699 votes, Tie: 227 votes)

Week 15:

– Gmail vs. Outlook

– WINNER: Gmail, 3684 votes (Outlook: 980 votes, Tie: 590 votes)

Week 16:

– Boxee vs. Hulu

– WINNER: Hulu, 626 votes (Boxee: 591 votes, Tie: 106 votes)

Week 17:

– Nexus One vs. iPhone 3GS

– WINNER: Nexus One, 6743 votes (iPhone 3GS: 2818 votes, Tie: 592 votes)

Week 18:

– Foursquare vs. Yelp vs. Gowalla

– WINNER: Foursquare, 1182 votes, (Yelp: 661 votes, Gowalla: 509 votes, Tie: 143 votes)

Week 19:

– AIM vs. GTalk vs. FbChat

– WINNER: GTalk, 2189 votes, (AIM: 1257 votes, FbChat: 511 votes, Tie: 203 votes)

Week 20:

– Music Ownership vs. Music Subscription

– WINNER: Ownership, 533 votes (Subscription: 299 votes, Tie: 237)

Week 21:

– Match.com vs. PlentyofFish

– WINNER: Plenty of Fish, 430 votes (Match.com: 334 votes, Tie: 187 votes)

Week 21:

– Google Buzz vs. Facebook Vs. Twitter

– WINNER: Facebook, 3353 votes (Twitter: 1828 votes, Google Buzz: 1298 votes, Tie: 651 votes)

[HTML5 image courtesy of justinsomnia on Flickr]

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