How do I get flash player on iPad.

Philly_Phan wrote:

Csound1 wrote:

Welshcloggy wrote:

I don't want Flash on my iPad, and I, like you am a consumer who can buy a device that supports Flash when I want one, as can you.

No one has ever suggested that using Flash should be mandatory.

But you seem to be proposing that having it on an iPad should be, or am I mistaking your zeal for something else?

You also screwed the quote up, attributing my words to Welshcloggy, please don't do that!

Csound1 wrote:

Buying something on the assumption that it will have what you want without bothering to check is not the fault of the manufacturer or any other 3rd party.

If a product does meet the consumer's needs, it is reasonable for the consumer to make a purchase. If that consumer subsequently determines that the product needs improvement, there is nothing wrong with the consumer asking that the improvement be implemented.

Csound1 wrote:

But you seem to be proposing that having it on an iPad should be, or am I mistaking your zeal for something else?

Yes, because having it on the iPad does not obligate you to use it. You will be free to ignore it and, if the implementation is done properly, you will even be able to block it with a mechanism comparable to "Click-to-Flash" that some Mac users utilize.

OK, you are proposing that your choice (mandatory) should override mine (absent), may I ask why you feel free to propose mandatory choices for others?

What? Mandatory? I'm certainly not going to respond to what you dreamt that I stated.

Csound1 wrote:

Philly_Phan wrote:

No one has ever suggested that using Flash should be mandatory.

But you seem to be proposing that having it on an iPad should be, or am I mistaking your zeal for something else?

You also screwed the quote up, attributing my words to Welshcloggy, please don't do that!

I ask if you are proposing that Flash should be mandatory:

Your answer:

"Yes, because having it on the iPad does not obligate you to use it. You will be free to ignore it and, if the implementation is done properly, you will even be able to block it with a mechanism comparable to "Click-to-Flash" that some Mac users utilize"

Dreaming? please, I can read and we are done.

Then go and buy an Android tablet and go away.

It has been well documented that Apple do not support Flash and they have very good reasons for doing so.

I suggest you go and find them out.

You could always go and buy a Blackberry Playbook. That does Flash!

Mind you, it doesn't allow you to do email, contacts or calendar from the device, I bet RIM don't tell anyone that in their advertising.

I for one am more than happy to be without Flash. It is outdated, power and processor intensive and destroys battery life on portable devices. HTML5 is a much better option, as well as being open source it is a far more efficient medium. It is worth mentioning that over half of video content on the web is now HMTL5 (53%) at the last count. Flash is on the way out.

Jason

Yes, but despite its limitations the iPad does have redeeming qualities.

The 53% figure is depressing. I had hoped and incorrectly believed that the figure was much greater than that. It's all well and good to talk about "the future" but, by the time that HTML5 takes over the web, my iPad will be long gone.

It appears that the figure is more like 64% now and growing.

11% increase in 14 minutes, that's encouraging 😉

I am delighted to be able to stand outside this discussion. It is just a question of belief. I believe that my iPad is fully capable of running Flash. I also believe that I have switched off such capability. Result: happiness. 😁

That's wonderful.

@ Welshcloggy, I couldn't agree more! Thumbs down apple!! What a croc, such stunning, articulate products which lack such basic features.

Well said! I love my IPad but want Flash enabled. It is frustrating when I can't watch a video without switching to my PC. I am hoping with all the new tablets coming out Apple might reconsider and enable Flash for IPad.