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Various web games that are used by tens of millions of people every day use Flash, including CityVille, the most popular Facebook app ever.
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Flash is pretty slow on a Motorola Milestone with a 550MHz processor, but it's fine on the current crop of 1GHz smartphones, and the dual-core Motorola XOOM tablet.
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I miss it on the iPad and think that those claiming they don't are just parroting Apples marketing twonks.
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Or just use flash blockers on their computers and actually just don't.
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Why would anyone want to block large parts of the Internet?
I play Farmville on my iPhone - it has an app, so again, no flash required. I've never missed it on either of my phones, I've never been in a situation where I needed to see something and couldn't, and that's why there's no need for flash on the iOS devices, certainly where I'm concerned. |
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Flash on the iphone is a real debate. I detest flash and think it's an awful platform. If I ever have problems on my laptop I can almost guaratee that I'll find it's a flash advert or app that's hogging the CPU. So, anything that means more websites move to other technologies gets the thumbs up from me.
However, I also hate the way Apple control the platform and their anti-competitive practices and would like to see flash on iOS if only to annoy Jobs. As I said, a dilemma! |
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I miss it on the iPad and think that those claiming they don't are just parroting Apples marketing twonks.
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Flash on the iphone is a real debate. I detest flash and think it's an awful platform. If I ever have problems on my laptop I can almost guaratee that I'll find it's a flash advert or app that's hogging the CPU. So, anything that means more websites move to other technologies gets the thumbs up from me.
However, I also hate the way Apple control the platform and their anti-competitive practices and would like to see flash on iOS if only to annoy Jobs. As I said, a dilemma! I can do this with my Android device. If I want Flash, I install the plugin and enable it. Those who don't, don't have to have it. But we all know that Apple is now the antithesis of their 1984 ad. |
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I miss it on the iPad and think that those claiming they don't are just parroting Apples marketing twonks.
I don't need it for YouTube, don't need it for iPlayer, and don't need it for TVCatchup. What few other video sites I visit have non-Flash versions available. Flash games... I never play them anyway on my desktop, so don't miss them on the iPad. Flash adverts... Not something I want to see anyway (& always blocked on my desktop). Flash websites... horrendous things I always avoid on my desktop, so also do not miss on the iPad. |
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Free stuff then?
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I don't miss it.
I don't need it for YouTube, don't need it for iPlayer, and don't need it for TVCatchup. What few other video sites I visit have non-Flash versions available. Flash games... I never play them anyway on my desktop, so don't miss them on the iPad. Flash adverts... Not something I want to see anyway (& always blocked on my desktop). Flash websites... horrendous things I always avoid on my desktop, so also do not miss on the iPad. |
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Well I notice all the videos on here on DS work on the Ipad I assume it's HTML 5 and not flash?
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Well I notice all the videos on here on DS work on the Ipad I assume it's HTML 5 and not flash?
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