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 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: > > - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at > FreeLists.org > - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word > unsubscribe in the subject line. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- You can UNSUBSCRIBE from the OpenDTV list in two ways: - Using the UNSUBSCRIBE command in your user configuration settings at FreeLists.org - By sending a message to: opendtv-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.