YouTube begins transition to HTML5 for default playback

YouTube announced yesterday that videos on the desktop website will now default to HTML5 when loaded. In other words, HTML5 is kicking Flash to the curb. So much for all the pundits and analysts who a) thought Apple abandoning mobile Flash was a strategic mistake or b) believed Apple would eventually cave in and support Flash on the iPhone.

Four years ago, we wrote about YouTube's early support for the HTML5

Over the last four years, we've worked with browser vendors and the broader community to close those gaps, and now, YouTube uses HTML5