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Post by marylandeer on Nov 21, 2010 22:12:30 GMT -5
...I guess I could probably find this if I wanted to search for a which, but I alsondidnt know if it is general knowledge among the company savvy people, but...
Why the hell does Apple and Flash still have a feud or whatever it is? You can't play any Flash based video on any Apple device. I have an Iphone, an Ipad and sometimes use a Macbook at the office. And you really don't know how many sites use Flash until you want ti watch something. It's really annoying to go to a video and it say sorry but Apple will not authorize Flash technology blah blah blah.
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Post by Kenneth on Nov 21, 2010 22:38:28 GMT -5
Their justification for not allowing it on the iPhone and iPad is that it kills the battery. They could just make the battery better, but that's obviously out of the question for them. I didn't realize they didn't allow Flash on their laptops either.
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Post by matt on Nov 21, 2010 22:42:46 GMT -5
Wouldn't it be pretty easy just to put in the manual that enabling Flash may deplete your battery and let the users decide for themselves if it was worth it?
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Post by sdot on Nov 21, 2010 23:24:48 GMT -5
I]Flash works on a laptop
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Post by marylandeer on Nov 22, 2010 22:50:24 GMT -5
I guess maybe I never tried it on the Macbook since it doesn't work on the others. The Ipads battery is good so their excuse is BS
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Post by Kenneth on Nov 23, 2010 0:05:14 GMT -5
Well that's their line. I've heard another explanation which is obviously not official but makes a lot of sense and could easily be true:
Apple makes a shitload of money off all the games they sell in the App Store. Coincidentally, there are a shitload of free Flash games online. Tens of thousands of them, probably. A lot of the games in the App Store which you have to pay for are free on the regular internet. Allowing Flash on the iPhone and iPad would kill Apple's revenue from all of its games. Developers could write Flash games specifically made for those devices, and all you'd have to do to play them would be to go to that site. You can even put an icon for a site on your home screen, so it'd be just like having the app.
Apple's not going to say that, though. So they say Flash is too hard on the batteries.
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Post by Energy Vampire on Nov 23, 2010 21:35:48 GMT -5
they also claim flash is unsecure, dangerous, etc etc.
But kenny's answer is far closer to the truth.
I love that the phone advertises "the true internet" or whatever that tagline was when it came out but eliminates one of the most popular systems on the internet and a ton of the content
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Post by Kenneth on Nov 23, 2010 22:10:12 GMT -5
Yeah. It honestly affects me very little on the iPhone, because some of the most Flash-heavy sites have mobile versions of their sites which completely replace the normal interface. However, Apple's claim that the internet on your phone is identical to what you can get on your computer is obviously bullshit as long as there's no Flash. There are times when I would rather be on ESPN's main site, but I don't have that option on the iPhone. Most sites will allow it, but ESPN just has too much Flash content to even five me the option I guess.
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Post by KingsoftheGridiron on Dec 6, 2010 21:36:50 GMT -5
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Post by matt on Dec 7, 2010 11:05:07 GMT -5
Ha, I get it!
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Post by HuffNfeffeR on Dec 7, 2010 17:20:02 GMT -5
I always figured that was funny...but I dont get it.
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Post by marylandeer on Dec 13, 2010 12:04:39 GMT -5
There is no "flash" on the IPhone or IPad version because they won't allow a "flash" player. Plus, you get that little blue icon on webpages where a flash content should be.
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Post by Energy Vampire on Dec 13, 2010 16:43:26 GMT -5
/facepalm
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Post by HuffNfeffeR on Dec 13, 2010 17:30:59 GMT -5
Oh, so that super hero is Flash?
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Post by Energy Vampire on Dec 13, 2010 18:30:32 GMT -5
Oh, so that super hero is Flash? Yeah, but its not the same Flash. One is software, one is a fictional superhero. But see, they share the same name...so therefore its kind of a play on words...hence the popularity of its usage in american net culture |
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Post by HuffNfeffeR on Dec 14, 2010 11:38:12 GMT -5
Yeah, I figured it was some nerdy attempt at humor.
I think my problem is that I was trying to have sex with a girl in HS, and fell behind on my Superhero education.
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Post by Energy Vampire on Dec 14, 2010 13:28:40 GMT -5
trying, not succeding mind you...just trying
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Post by HuffNfeffeR on Dec 14, 2010 14:52:45 GMT -5
every waking moment my friend...every waking moment.
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Post by Energy Vampire on Dec 14, 2010 15:23:05 GMT -5
know how i know you're lying?
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Post by HuffNfeffeR on Dec 14, 2010 16:36:32 GMT -5
no, I really dont.
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Post by matt on Dec 14, 2010 22:46:38 GMT -5
ha.
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Post by Energy Vampire on Dec 15, 2010 9:10:19 GMT -5
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Post by HuffNfeffeR on Dec 15, 2010 12:20:52 GMT -5
You took it too literally.
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