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Globe and Mail not ready for Windows 8

Canada’s premiere news site is using still Adobe Flash videos and not HTML 5 compliant

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Globe and Mail, still using out-of-date Flash videos

I am using Windows 8 full-time now to see what problems still exist.

Imagine my surprise to find the Globe and Mail, the CBC and other news sites are still using Adobe Flash for videos and not compatible with Windows 8 Metro

Sites that serve Flash videos are becoming the museum of modern computer archaeology by clinging to Flash. The IE 10 Guidelines for Building Touch-friendly Sitesis fairly short. What seems to be the problem?

Does your local newspaper or TV station website still use Flash?

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