[opendtv] Re: Apple dashes hopes of Flash on iPhone

  • From: Tom Barry <trbarry@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 10:28:18 -0400

It looks like Flash has been implemented on the iPad anyway (sort of),
by a third party.

<http://mobile.slashdot.org/story/10/04/14/0127225/Flash-Comes-To-the-iPad-Via-RipCode>

I do think Apple is too controlling (and over priced) and I detest flash
as a bloated virus magnet.  So I don't really have a horse in this race.

- Tom


Craig Birkmaier wrote:
> At 10:25 AM -0500 4/13/10, Manfredi, Albert E wrote:
>> CInstead of making incessant excuses for Apple, their customers
>> should get a backbone and make their wishes understood. Rather than
>> march to the tune, lemming-like.
>
> Nobody is forcing anyone to buy Apple products.
>
> According to every measure of customer satisfaction, Apple has a
> significant lead over ALL its competitors.
>
> If you want a smartphone that supports Flash, go buy one.
>
> If you want the smartphone that everyone else is trying to copy, get
> an iPhone.
>
> There must be more to this story than a battle about Flash, which Bert
> claims is an industry standard.
>
> No reason for Microsoft to develop Silverlight...
>
> Right?
>
> No need for YouTube to support h.264...
>
> Right?
>
> No need to create an OPEN industry standard like HTML5...
>
> Right?
>
> Who are the lemmings here?
>
> Regards
> Craig
>
>
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