iPad
I promise you that you will not be required to watch Flash content if you choose not to do so.
By the way, I am interested in watching the "stupid Flash movies" that my cancer surgeon posts on his web site.
I am in my 70's and my kids gave me an IPAD2 for my birthday as I had mentioned it would be nice to have one while traveling. I have had it for 2 months ( this being my first Apple device) and was greatly disapointed when I found how many messages, weather radar frames, and in general other items will not work due to lack of Flash capability. If I had it to do over again I would have asked for a laptop. Also I understand at one time there was a HOME key(capability) that would be nice to have. (I have no intention of ever using it to play, download music etc) It would also be nice if it would hold more than 9, of what I call favorites (maybe there is a way but I haven't found it. Jim
I'm almost your age (68) and, despite its limitations, the iPad is still a worthwhile device.
I suggest that you browse the app store (using the included "App Store" app) and look for the freebies (which is not particularly easy). Granted, most of the freebies are worth what you pay for them but there's no harm in checking them out.
IF you have HBO delivered via cable to your home, the free "HBO GO" is an excellent app. Crackle is another worthwhile freebie but it crashes a lot. For weather, my preference is the free AccuWeather but there are others that I suspect meet your needs better. Don't download music but get the absoltely excellent Pandora. (There is also a paid version of Pandora but that's for commercial users.) If you like photography, Eyewitness is great. I hope than you see where I'm coming from.
I don't know what you mean by "nine favorites." If you can clarify, perhaps I can help.
I have to agree on this one.
This kind of surprises me when i read the document of Apple not providing flash on IOS devices.
I mean if its "unstable" on IOS. why has Adobe done this for Safari on Mac OS X ?
It seems that. all of a sudden its becomes a big problem just because its not on mobile devices, while Mac or PC users are happy.. This proves its done ..... So Adobe, whats the problem ?
I would also blame apple here as well for "preventing" this, as while there is no IOS device with flash on there as yet, what makes you think will be more unstable than Safari OS X on ?
Besides. if you don't like it, turn it off. HTML5 looks good, and yes, there is one thing i do agree with.. Its doesn't use more resources.
There are another way to stop flash without preventing it altogether. Just image WWW without flash
But to me. it Adobe could do something eventually, then they will, and if this does ever happen, apple will need to break to barriers.. Its would be like saying "Lion will have no flash"
How would web developers feel?
Adobe hasn't come up with a solution to Flash's issues on Mac OS X yet either.
Quite frankly, Flash likes to crash my browser on Mac OS X or Solaris at least 2 - 3x per day.
Flash has NEVER (as is not once) caused a crash on any of the Macs that I've owned and my wife and I access Flash content regularly.
Then I guess everyone else is wrong.
It is not a problem.
However, Apple still doesn't want it on iOS and Adobe quit any development efforts towards it.
I don't know. Unlike you, I have not communicated with "everyone else."
you know, by the sounds of the Apple world as a hole i'm getting the distinct impression that "Apple users hate/son't use flash at all" regardless of what its used on.
There has to be two sides to every story somewhere.
Btw: I would strongly disagree with the few post ago... Adobe wouldn't have ceased development if Apple allowed it.
I would agree, however, the outlook in that case, would have been quite different.
Good for you.
(personal insults soon to follow)
Take it how ya feel... I'm just commenting... You are right on one thing though. Personal insults will follow 😝
your just taking it the wrong way.....
All i'm saying is if people have to fight tooth and nail about the lack of flash there they proves (to me anyway) that there strongly against it, therefore they can't be using it at all to see two sides two sides of the story.
This is the best discussion i've had all morning.
I surf around the net alot, im into tech stuff, flying xboxes, paintball nerf guns, lawn mower buggies, and computers. I also tend to follow the hot topics, i sign up to nearly everywhere i read something, and i participate.
This is hard to say, but I don't see people complanimg about flash sucking. I see apple articles, and attack articles on flash. claiming this and claiming that, but i dont see people on their own anywhere on the net actually complaining about flash issues, like support forums and eror reports or problem reports, everywhere o go i see people upset about not having flash, and others hating on flash.
I have ipods, an ipad, a xoom, an htc evo, an iphone4 and a few other android phones at my disposle, and what we want flash for most the time works great on everything but ios, and i dont see the point or why apple feels they need to 'save the world' from thi horrible company.
And flash can do some awesome stuff, i relly like strong engaging multimedia sites. im not a minimalistic, i like action fills, not documentaries, i lke jeeps and four wheelers, not prius. i like entertainmet on my internet, flash is awesome, in ,y opion.
sorry for spelling, sent from iphone
Mac_101 wrote:
Take it how ya feel... I'm just commenting... You are right on one thing though. Personal insults will follow 😝
your just taking it the wrong way.....
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None of my responses were to you.
I'm not taking anything the wrong way.
Apple still doesn't want it on iOS and Adobe quit any development efforts towards it.
I never said I don't want it. I don't regularly go to any sites that require it & I don't go looking for sites with Flash so I can complain that the iPad doesn't have it.
Many Flash sites I have used in the past simply bog down my Mac.
All i'm saying is if people have to fight tooth and nail about the lack of flash
Most of the post here are simply complaints. Nothing to "fight" about as there is no Flash for the iPad and complaining till your red in the face will not fix it.
I have suggested sending emails to websites with Flash and people scoff about that. They would rather simply complain (uselessly) in this forum that the ONLY reason it is not on iOS is that Apple won't allow it. They forget the simple fact that Adobe could not develop it for iOS even after working directly with Apple.
Adobe flash player needed on iPad
