Flash player

you do realize that both Google and Microsoft have jumped on the dump flash bandwagon as well, right? that would make it 3 of the biggest tech companies in the world vs. adobe... umm i think i would put my money on the big heavyweight favorites...

*You couldn't be more wrong*. Microsoft AND Google are both working with Adobe on providing support for Flash 10.1. Go ahead and Google for the official announcements.

Both companies are also are going to eventually support HTML5, yes, but they are not "dumping Flash."

I use the BBC a lot, but not the rest. My browsing style on the iPad that I don't need Flash

Given that, why is there constant attacks, inability to see others point of view, arguments, personal attacks, etc.

I think it's because some people need to "be right" at any cost and can emotionally hide behind their forum posts. They probably would not respond like when speaking face to face. I know I've been guilty of that a few times.

Both have also come out in support of HTML5 and have said flash is dying... Just because they are continuing support, doesn't mean they are backing the codec...

There are two things that can be said to be factual in this discussion:

1. Flash doesn't run on the iPad

2. Apple won't support Flash on iPhone OS

Everything else is pinion and speculation (including pretty much all my posts 🙂 )

celliott147 wrote:
Just because they are continuing support, doesn't mean they are backing the codec...

Flash is not a codec. If they called Flash a codec then they must be ignant on the ways of the internets 🙂

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Yep, that's about it.

I am just posting to clear up some of the misconceptions about my platform of choice and annoy the Fanboys 🙂

plug in, may bad, i mispoke...

http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-20006893-83.html

yep, Microsoft needs to keep supporting flash-otherwise how are hackers going to continue making a living 😉

I am a novice apple user and received the iPad as a gift. I enjoy using device and was stunned when I went to view something on the Internet and I was not able to view the information because it required a flash drive for presentation. We are reviewing the iPad for use at work and I must point out that the device does not support viewing certain Internet information. I believe many of the people that have bought the iPad did not realize it limited you from viewing certain Internet content when they bought it, except all you geeks that routinely hit sites like this. This may not impact some and will impact others opinion on keeping the device or buying it. I came here looking for help to get an "app" that would run flash in the background or something like that. Come on, give us a work around!

I do like the iPad and will likely return it until I have complete Internet access from it.

mwpad wrote:
I do like the iPad and will likely return it until I have complete Internet access from it.

You're going to have a long wait then!

JP007 wrote:
....Apple needs to work with Adobe on Flash 10.1 for the iPhone OS so it's customers can truly enjoy the entire web.

Actually, Apple doesn't need to work with Adobe. If Adobe wants their proprietary plugin to be part of the iPad/iPhone experience, then ADOBE needs to produce a product that works within spec as far as cpu usage and memory usage. So far, they haven't done it.

Does anybody here REALLY think that if Adobe had produced that plugin that Apple wouldn't have added it to the iPad/iPhone ??? I mean, really ??

I think somebody should write an app for the iPad that will chew up all the available memory and bring the system to a crawl. Oh wait .....

Were you living under a rock for the last 6 months. It's been all over the news that the iPad does not support Flash.

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/ has also circulated all over the news too.

The thing is Tamara, lots of people are just totally unaware of the issue. They see the news on TV, or watch progs like The Gadget Show, or see in their magazines that the iPad is a great thing to have, go to an Apple store, buy one and expect everything to work.
They probably don't even know what Flash is! I conducted a straw poll of the 6 people in my house at the moment, and all 6 knew about the iPad (especially as I'd shown mine off!), 2 knew about the Flash issue (including me), and 4 didn't even know what Flash is. Hardly scientific, but there we are.
I'm not excusing ignorance, but it's just not on a lot of people's radar.
At least those that have a problem with it can use the 14-day returns policy.