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Originally Posted by Satchmo
I love my Ipod Touch but I will not take this Apple device 100% seriously until they allow Java and Flash applets top run on my Ipod web browser. So many things I use on the internet , like ABC Iview and Online Chess use Java and flash ...I would love to use these on my IPOD . Its advertised as being a full blown net capable, but that is far from the truth .
( Just a minor whinge to make my 1000th post  ) |
Here you go Mark:. Looks like Flash isn't a "gimme"... make up your own mind. Gotta love big business. LOL!
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/tec...0503-u2bk.html
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Microsoft: we don't like Flash either
May 3, 2010 - 10:38AM
Microsoft has joined archrival Apple in criticising Adobe Systems' widely used Flash multimedia software, creating a rare bond among the two computing giants.
Apple's chief executive Steve Jobs sharply criticised Flash, which is used to produce videos and games for many internet sites in a blog post on Friday morning Australian time. Adobe's chief executive Shantanu Narayen then went on the counter-attack in a video interview. Apple has banned Flash from its iPhone and iPad.
Now a Microsoft executive has pitched in, saying while the ubiquity of Flash makes it easy for consumers to access video on the web, the standard has flaws.
"Flash does have some issues, particularly around reliability, security and performance," said Dean Hachamovitch, general manager for the Internet Explorer browser.
He said that Microsoft is backing the same protocols for delivering multimedia content over the Web that Apple is promoting, a group of standards known as HTML5.
But Microsoft was more conciliatory toward Adobe than Apple, saying it works closely with Flash engineers to help fix bugs that it finds in the product.
Steve Jobs, by comparison, said in his open letter that it is time for the industry to move beyond Flash.
"Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs," he said. "But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards - all areas where Flash falls short."
Adobe dismissed the claims, saying that Apple was simply trying to promote its own products.
"Apple's moves to block Flash and other technologies are designed to protect a business model that locks developers and consumers into a single, proprietary stack," Adobe spokeswoman Holly Campbell said.
Some 75 per cent of all video on the web are Flash-based. Popular Flash-based sites such as Hulu can't run on the iPhone or iPad, according to Adobe. But sites like YouTube have worked around this by specially designing non-Flash apps for those devices.
Reuters
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