What is HTML5 and are there any benefits to it over Flash?

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Published on 2010-06-17T03:37:14Z Indexed on 2010/06/17 3:43 UTC
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I'm not necessarily for Apple, but I am sort of against the need for 3rd party vendors, if a browser can accomplish the same task, efficiently.

What are the advantages of HTML5 over HTML4, will there be a new XHTML, and will HTML5 have any interactive features that may replace Flash?

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