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gloob on Feb 18, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Nissan Leaf

> http://www.youtube.com/html5

So what you're saying is that without Flash, YouTube wouldn't have existed until 2009 or 2010?

steveklabnik on Feb 18, 2011 [–]

Yes, and that that has no bearing on Flash's importance today. Lots of things that seemed awesome in 2004 aren't that great in 2011.

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