> I agree with your point on the handhelds, and while the iPad could definitely > be considered a hand held, I think Apple's plan is to capture the net book > users who want something that looks pretty, which the Air failed to do. I can > think of far bigger reasons it may not get adopted than flash..... > > Assuming the device has the same OS limitations as the iPhone and iPod the > list follows.... > No File system or browser - no file downloads and storage, iWorks will > probably have its own internal system that only uses its files > > The app store being the only way to install software means only app store > approved applications - no downloading of a whole internet of useless and > useful software. > > Safari will probably still have File form inputs disabled - they could at > least enable the iPhone OS devices access to the camera roll for uploads. > > Personally I can forgive a lot of these for my iPhone, but if I were looking > for a device like the iPad I would want a lot more freedom and regular > computer options.
Agree. I hope the next MSI will have all of those, but Flash® is to me, for mobile handheld, just a good way to suck down your battery in 3 hours and be a good memory leak problem. Perhaps Asus will strike the market like they did with netbooks... If everything gets slow and webpages take twice time to show because of those 3 flash banners, thanks i'll be good without it :) Remi > On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 10:52 AM, Remi Grumeau <[email protected]> wrote: > Mass adoption is used to limitations … Flash Lite is available on quite a few > phones out for a year and a half now: iPhone is the most sold phone out. > Flash is a must have on desktop, but people are not used to have flash on > handheld so well... > > Le 29 janv. 2010 à 09:29, Victor Hudson a écrit : > >> I agree from a Developer Geek POV, but if they want mass adoption of the >> device they shouldv'e put flash support in. I think the general web surfer >> can overlook its exclusion on the iPhone and iPod platforms, due to screen >> size and bandwidth limitations, but on a screen that size even with >> bandwidth limitations most people will expect to view the full internet. >> >> >> >> On Fri, Jan 29, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Maximilian Melcher >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Seriously who needs flash? Use html5 ;) >> >> >> >> Am 29.01.2010 um 14:06 schrieb Jorge Chamorro <[email protected]>: >> >> > On 29/01/2010, at 13:46, Ben Marchbanks wrote: >> > >> >> Interestingly during the demo of the iPad this week by Steve Jobs >> >> he unwittingly pulled up a web page with >> >> flash content. Immediately there appeared the BBD "blue box of >> >> disappointment" or "plugin required" icon. >> >> So for all the hype iPad, like its baby brother the iPhone, will >> >> not be able to play Flash....... >> > >> > ...which is a Good Thing™. >> > -- >> > Jorge. >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected] >> > . >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en >> > . >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "iPhoneWebDev" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "iPhoneWebDev" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iPhoneWebDev" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iPhoneWebDev" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/iphonewebdev?hl=en.
