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Spliner
10/06/09

In reply to Flash Apps to Come to the iPhone, But Not to Safari
So.. what is stopping someone from building a flash capable browser for the iPhone? Safari isn't that great.
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Project_J187
10/06/09

@Spliner: Nothing is stopping them and now it probably will be developed and released. The only catch is all iphone browsers must be safari based to be approved by Apple.
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agentUrge
10/05/09

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comment from a Flash developer:

Flash will be moving beyond being just web-based content. Flash, Flex and AIR are all poised to be huge in application development. After that happens, then Silverlight will probably become a more prominent competitor in web content and I wouldn't be surprised if, by then, MS has developed the MS phone of some sort..which will deliver native Silverlight (flash) content.
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OCEntertainment
10/06/09

@agentUrge: comment from a Flash user:

That's awesome. We really just wanna be able to watch videos without going through Flash (or Silverlight). I think that little stranglehold aside, we're cool.
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valkilmerisawful
10/05/09

In reply to Flash Apps to Come to the iPhone, But Not to Safari
This is sad, and 95% unrelated to the thread, but does anybody else have a laptop whose trackpad shits the bed whenever Flash runs on a webpage? I've considered breaking my Gizmodo-getter in half more than a few times.
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Dafrety
10/05/09

@valkilmerisawful: If your computer is fairly powerful you might want to get it checked out. Flash should run smoothly on decent/recent hardware. It's still incredibly power hungry for tech that first came out in 1996 though.
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valkilmerisawful
10/05/09

@Dafrety: Ha, well, it's not the power pc of my lot. However, it was not made in 1996. Still have not found a solution. Believe me, I've searched the interwebz like a lunatic. Flash runs fine (even with integrated video). My trackpad doesn't. /Rant
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dingus
10/05/09

In reply to Flash Apps to Come to the iPhone, But Not to Safari
But does this let someone publish regularly updated flash files? I won't consider the iPhone as having flash until I can get my Strongbad on the go.
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draiko
10/05/09

In reply to Flash Apps to Come to the iPhone, But Not to Safari
Wow... this is the best pro-Apple spin I've seen on this story yet.

The bottom line is that the one phone that advertised the "whole internet" is going to be the only one without the actual whole internet.

Irony! :)
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stifflittlefinger
10/05/09

In reply to Flash Apps to Come to the iPhone, But Not to Safari
Isn't Flash nearly obsolete? Why why why do people still build websites with Flash? And why are people looking forward to this?
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ripfire
10/05/09

@stifflittlefinger: You're kidding, right?
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TheSonOfKrypton
10/05/09

@ripfire: He shouldn't be.
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Bryan
06/23/09

In reply to Flash For Android, WebOS Landing In October
Explain, how are Adobe a competitor to Apple?

I believe i read this to be the reason it won't allow another companies app on their OS... but still?
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OMG! Ponies!
06/23/09

@Bryan: I don't think Apple is fond of the influence Adobe has on Apple's customers. Way back when OSX was first launched, a lot of users held back on upgrading because it took Adobe nine months to make a native suite.

Apple has been trying to make its own applications so it isn't so affected by Adobe. But Adobe is vindictive. For a while, Premiere was Windows only. Around that time, Apple was trying to poach Premiere users and had a "trade in your Premiere discs for Final Cut" program.

How would you like to have a company that you have no control over be able to exercise a "nuclear" option over you?
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AdrianWerner
06/23/09

In reply to Flash For Android, WebOS Landing In October
I would imagine including flash in iphone would seriously cripple sales of games in appstore
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OMG! Ponies!
06/23/09

@AdrianWerner: I hadn't thought of that. That's an excellent reason for Apple not to support it.
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tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online
06/23/09

In reply to Flash For Android, WebOS Landing In October
When iPhone finally does get flash it'll be some uber-tweaked browser embedded version that streams video and knobs you off at the same time.

Everyone knows its gonna come to the iPhone eventually and with better tricks up its sleeve. Not that I even care or have an iPhone but that's just how apple operates.
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OMG! Ponies!
06/23/09

@tehsquish - Still plays Ultima Online: That you can say that with a straight face is impressive. That you genuinely seem to believe it is less so.

Here's a nickel - go out and buy yourself a better laugh-test. Yours seems to be on the fritz.
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MrBlahBlah
06/02/09

In reply to Adobe Promises Flash Video Acceleration on Netbooks: Not For a While, And Not For Everyone
ugh, flash sucks.
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Morgan Breden
04/20/09

In reply to Adobe Aggressively, Officially Promoting Flash For HDTVs, DVRs
I honestly have nothing but disdain for flash. Not only is it so unsecure, but everything it does can be handled better by other programs. Games are done better with java, audio is handled better by client-side plugins and flash video streaming is a joke to anyone who doesn't have cable, or at least high-speed DSL, and client-side media players that can read from a stream are better at that anyways. Don't even get me started on asinine websites made entirely with flash. And let's not forget the most annoying and obtrusive ads on the internet are written in flash. The only good use I've ever seen for flash is an amateur animation platform. The less I see of flash, the better, and I certainly don't want the crap in my TV.
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John Herrman
04/20/09

@Morgan Breden: It is kind of a strange thing, isn't it. Flash video succeeded because the plugin was already ubiquitous on computers, but now it's being forced into ubiquity on TVs because so many services have been built around it.

I'll agree that it's not the most technically satisfying solution for VOD service on TVs, but it'll do for now.
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ae86takumi
02/16/09

In reply to Confirmed: Palm Pre To Support Flash
Apple without the guidance from Jobs.. dangerous times ahead. I used to have an iPhone. I never used it for music, perhaps video, but at the end I went back to my iPod 5.5G. My phone? Unlocked Motorola ROKR E8. Nice reception and custom firmware. The only thing that kept the iPhone during its first years was jailbreak. If they actually use that code and ban phones that use custom apps, then all hell is going to break loose. :/
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sos10
02/16/09

@ae86takumi: and your point is...?
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the_Sleepwalker
02/16/09

In reply to Confirmed: Palm Pre To Support Flash
They have beta build for developers on the Adobe Labs site.

[labs.adobe.com]
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mysonsnameisnova
02/16/09

In reply to Confirmed: Palm Pre To Support Flash
I love how iPhone fanboys sound like Creationists bashing on Evolutionists anytime a great smartphone comes out.
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sos10
02/16/09

@mysonsnameisnova: which other great smartphone are you talking about?
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Technodragon
02/16/09

In reply to Confirmed: Palm Pre To Support Flash
I'm very glad to hear this. My iPhone using friends don't understand when I tell them I'm going to switch from my iPhone 3G to a Palm Pre as soon as it's available in GSM. I can't wait to show them how the Pre can do everything the iPhone AND more/better: copy & paste, multi-tasking, managing calendars, contact management, synergy, flash, background notifications, USB mass storage, no crazy app approval process, no need to jail-break to get features like tethering, etc.
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sos10
02/16/09

@Technodragon: I always wonder how people can compare a product that hasn't been released yet, with one that is available. Let alone that when th Pre becomes available, another new product, maybe a new iPhone, that might be better is around the corner, or already on the market.

Anyway, I highly doubt you have an iPhone.
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