Re:Why Apple Won't Allow Adobe Flash on iPhone
by axod on Tuesday November 18, 2008 @11:49AM
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Flash is in no way the internet. Browsing the web without flash is actually a pretty cool experience. The only thing missing is some video, which should be fixed with the new <video> tag.
http://ajaxian.com/archives/html5-media-support-video-and-au...
(I don't know if the iPhone supports this yet, but I'm guessing it will).
Re:Why Apple Won't Allow Adobe Flash on iPhone
by nickbtard on Wednesday November 19, 2008 @08:25AM
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If Apple has to stay true to the claims they made in the ads, they must allow ALL plugins. No exceptions. Unless the iphone renders a page the way the the page creator intended it to be rendered, its a watered down version of the page.
Re:Why Apple Won't Allow Adobe Flash on iPhone
by olefoo on Tuesday November 18, 2008 @01:08PM
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Which codecs? That's a key question.
Re:Why Apple Won't Allow Adobe Flash on iPhone
by pistoriusp on Tuesday November 18, 2008 @02:21PM
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H.264 seems to be the way ahead for now.
"This is not a watered down version of the Internet, or the mobile version of the Internet, or the kinda sorta looks like the Internet Internet. Itβs just the Internet."
Unless Apple allows all plugins freely, the commercial was a lie, and Apple is liable for misleading viewers.
If Apple is concerned about resource hungry apps burning away battery life, they should have an inbuilt mechanism which warns users of every such instance.The choice of avoiding Flash and saving battery life should belong to end user.