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On the plane back to the United States from Spain, Zhou Buqi sorted out all the materials about the debate between Flash and HTML5.

Basically I have a general idea.

HTML5 is important!

In 1999, HTML4 was launched, and then the Internet swept the world, bringing the Internet industry into a new era of development.

In 2008, HTML5 was officially launched, and of course it received high hopes.

The main driver behind it is Google.

There is an innovative faction, and of course there is a conservative faction.

Typical representatives of the old school are Microsoft and Adobe.

A large number of young developers with Google as the core who are full of expectations for the future issued a slogan: "IE's private specifications + Flash are not the standard, we are the standard!"

It seems that Microsoft and Adobe are regarded as the sinners hindering the development of the Web.

IE browser is the most popular one.

It was at this time that Google Chrome was born.

This is actually a challenge from new forces to old forces in the IT industry.

In the past, the Web side had to use IE browser and Flash, which gave them a great say in the Web side. When developing products, we must cooperate with IE's Microsoft standards and Adobe's Flash standards.

This has greatly restricted developers around the world.

The emergence of HTML5 is a kind of resistance!

This will be a new, open, free and open source standard to replace the Web market dominated by Microsoft and Adobe in the past few years.

Reject authority!

Breaking the monopoly!

This is an article by Mr. Robert Maple, the strategic consultant of Ziweixing International and a computer professor at Stanford University, which basically explains this issue in a relatively comprehensive manner.

"HTML5 is the only cross-platform language that can be used on mainstream platforms such as PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows Phone, etc. Both Java and Flash have dreamed of this position, but their dreams ended with iOS. Therefore, people have begun to study the technology based on HTML5 Develop cross-platform mobile applications. Many people believe that native applications are just a transition, just like the transition from C/S structure to B/S structure. Moreover, learning Objective-C and Java is very difficult. For most developers , they already know how to develop web pages, so developing HTML5 will be a smoother transition."

Zhou Buqi doesn't know much about these technical things.

But the basic logic is still correct.

In the past, developers were all working on HTML4, but now it will be easy to upgrade to HTML5. If they are asked to transition to developing independent apps for Android or iOS, there will be relatively big obstacles.

This has formed a big trend of HTML5.

The article is very long and complex.

But it basically explains the competitive relationship between HTML5 and Flash.

"The emergence of PhoneGap has also given some impetus to the industry. Many people expect PhoneGap to continue to expand APIs to supplement the shortcomings of browsers. Adobe seems to see the hope of revitalizing PhoneGap's status in the world, but in Adobe After acquiring PhoneGap, Adobe found that it was not commercially viable, and open source prevented Adobe from obtaining commercial benefits like Flash, so it donated PhoneGap to Apache and renamed it Cordova."

"For various reasons, Cordova's positioning did not ultimately become a browser enhancement, but moved towards hybrid development. Judging from the current situation, there are more and more signs that native independent Apps are irreplaceable on smartphones. Yes, this is the hybrid mode of 'native App+HTML5'."

"However, this hybrid model was poured cold water on by Facebook. Facebook originally took the lead in establishing the Mobile Web Working Group. An important goal of this working group is to make web applications developed with HTML5 achieve the experience of native applications. However, it backfired and it didn't matter if it didn't work hard. But the result is that they tried hard but failed. Just last month, Facebook publicly announced that it would abandon HTML5, which directly put the HTML5 industry into limbo..."

Seeing this, Zhou Buqi immediately understood the cause and effect of the whole thing.

So that’s it!

Because of his foresight, Zhou Buqi knew that independent native apps were the way forward for smartphones in the future, so he firmly requested all related technology companies under his banner to insist on developing independent apps and not join in the excitement of HTML5.

During the Internet standards battle between the traditional giants of Silicon Valley, led by Microsoft and Adobe, and the upstarts of Silicon Valley, led by Google, Facebook and other companies, the company group of "Ziwei Galaxy", under the leadership of Boss Zhou, willed Be firm, do not participate, do not challenge, and firmly follow the independent App development route.

Then, it was a huge success!

Facebook is embarrassing.

As the leader of the HTML5 technology mobile terminal team, Facebook's App adopts a hybrid model, which is part native App + part HTML5 technology.

But current HTML5 is not mature at all.

This is a disaster.

A series of apps owned by Facebook have encountered technical troubles, such as white and black screens, unsmooth operation, lags, and slow response times.

This also gives a series of products under Ziweixing International the opportunity to make rapid progress!

Especially Helo and Ucgram, they are almost invincible. In order to compete, Facebook also invested heavily in developing competing products to compete, but it didn't even make a splash.

At this point, Zuckerberg was angry.

I can't bear it anymore!

Being at a disadvantage in the competition with Ziweixing International, in addition to product factors, there is also a very important factor, and that is technology!

You know, because Ziweixing was behind in technology, it sent its technical team to "intern" at Facebook every year to learn the truth.

What’s so great now, Facebook has been crushed technically?

The "native + HTML5" hybrid strategy they adopted caused too many technical failures in the product.

Then he decisively stopped the loss.

Announcing the withdrawal from HTML5.

Just like Ziweixing International, it insists on taking the independent App route.

Regardless of the fact that it was late at night in the United States, Zhou Buqi immediately called Lu Qi, and it was confirmed.

Lu Qi said with a smile: "Indeed, this is the reason. Today's HTML5 really can't make a better app. This is a fact. Compared with Twitter, Helo, Ucgram, Netflix and other series of outstanding performances on the mobile terminal, It is difficult for users to be satisfied with the version of Facebook that incorporates HTML5 technology. For example, in the Push function, there is a huge gap between HTML5 push and native push experience. In addition, HTML5 applications have white screen switching, pull-down to refresh, and side effects. The sliding menu is not smooth and many other problems.”

Zhou Buqi said: "So Zuckerberg is going to change his technical route?"

"Yes, you have to learn from us... to be precise, follow your footsteps and make a native app."

Having said this, Lu Qi couldn't help but admire him from the bottom of his heart.

The big boss doesn’t understand technology, so what?

His vision and business judgment are always superior to others!

Even if Zuckerberg is a technical genius, hasn't he gone the wrong way when it comes to choosing a technical route? Aren't you going to turn around and follow in the footsteps of Boss Zhou?

In today's global business, many people place Zuckerberg and Zhou Buqi side by side, believing that they represent the new generation of IT entrepreneurs in the future.

But in the eyes of knowledgeable people in the IT circle, this is not the case at all!

They are just about the same age.

How does Zuckerberg compare to Boss Zhou?

Lu Qi said more mockingly: "Just like Helo, look at our native engineers, they can easily implement functions such as shake, QR code, voice input, and sharing to Moments on Helo. Facebook There are similar functions, but the effect is much worse. The sharing experience in Moments is far more pleasant than content sharing on Facebook.”

Zhou Buqi smiled and said: "This Xiao Zha has finally come to his senses. However, since HTML5 technology has so many flaws, why do you insist on going in this direction?"

Lu Ji said: "Because HTML5 represents the future."

Zhou Buqi said decisively: "When Facebook is doing it, we won't do it; when Facebook withdraws, we will do it instead! Let the world see, what qualifications does Zuckerberg have to be as famous as me! Nan Murong and Bei Qiao Feng, Nonsense!”