Do we expect these to lower the prices of memory beyond the usual results of technology decreasing in cost over time? Small gadgets, absolutely - but I am not certain I see how it will change the pricing picture any further than it would normally. #samsungflashmemorychip
Warning: Adobe Flash for Mac OS X is coded so poorly that it doesn't run as well with an 8-core Mac Pro when compared to a Windows machine running on a Pentium III. Furthermore, our limited mobile version does not live up to Apples standards.
So because the iPhone is running a modified version of OS X, and our software blows donkey balls (google it, there are pics), we will not fix it in any way but will instead blame Apple. Besides, we are running out of banannas to feed our Mac OS software engineers.
//All kidding aside, this problem swings both ways, and the blame cannot be placed solely upon Apple. #iphoneflashsupport
@madog: lastly, Apple could be holding on to this trump card for a major update to the phone for the next generation. Otherwise they would have come out with the most badass phone right from the start and prevented several people from needing the new model. #iphoneflashsupport
Until I'd be able to install an adblocker on mobile Safari, I don't want flash, because with flash comes lots of superfluous shit that slows the site loading and sucks the battery a bit faster. #iphoneflashsupport
@BoostedJZ: Problem is I have to jailbreak my iPod, which I'd rather not do, so I guess I'd have to rephrase that to "officially" be able to install an adblocker #iphoneflashsupport
I have been using apple products all my life and it is really starting to bug me how closed they are about everything. Lets block the palm pre, lets drop support for the atom processor, lets not allow flash when it could be working long ago. Lets also have a shitty app store process... Am I the only one who feels this way? #iphoneflashsupport
@clR3vv: Apple has always had a closed stance towards customization. They design the hardware, they make the software, and not having a lot of bells and whistles or customization options keeps the confusion down and stability up for more people than compared to those who want those additions.
People can try to jailbreak their phone, or make a Hackintosh, or go 200mph on the street in a school zone. On the flip side, Apple also has every right to protect their profits, keep their shareholders happy, and try to keep people from doing otherwise; police as well cant prevent everyone from always speeding, but will do everything in their power to stop or prevent it otherwise.
Not aimed specifically towards your comment, but the arguement, "I bought it, it's mine, and I should be able to do whatever I want" doesn't necessarily apply for similar reasons. You can do whatever you want, but that doesn't mean anyone has to support or offer warranty or service to you for doing so, but I digress.
From what I've heard, while the Apple app store process (submitting apps I assume you mean) isn't perfect, in relation to the other new ones popping up it isn't the worst. This is all new territory, Apple just had a bit of a head start with the iTunes store, and also have the largest and the first highly successful and profitable one. It will only improve with time. #iphoneflashsupport
@madog: While I disagree with apples stance on being closed on customization I must say they are being fair on iTunes, because by letting the opposition use it they could lose potential iphone customers. However their restrictions elsewhere are very annoying for a user who loves osx but wants to use it to its full potential. #iphoneflashsupport
That's not snarky. It's just the fact that Adobe doesn't have a flash player for the iPhone and the reason why.
Snarky would be, "Boy we would LOVE to give you guys a flash player, we have one ready to go and it's awesome. But Mean ol' Apple says no".
Then again, how is Flash 10 coming along for Android, Blackberry, WinMo, Palm, and any other phone that it's allowed on? Oh yeah, it doesn't exist. So I guess they can't say that they have one ready to go, because they don't. (See, that's how you do snarky.) #iphoneflashsupport
The main problem is that installing Flash Player would mean altering settings in the Safari.app filesystem, and Apple doesn't really like it when people alter their device filesystems. Hence why you have to jailbreak for stuff like SSH. Any significant changes, they would rather incorporate into their firmware updates that we love (and simultaneously hate if you're part of the jailbreak community, like myself.)
A standalone flash-enabled browser in the App Store might be the best way to get Flash on the iPhone directly, but seeing as how Apple is, that may not happen anytime soon, unfortunately.
The only viable route I can see for Adobe is to go the Jailbreak route and release Flash Player as a Cydia package. Not only will the iPhone finally have flash, but it will entice more people to defy Apple's restrictions, en-masse. A revolution, if you will.
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The only reason its snarky is cause its pointing you an apple flaw and this is gizmodo. If it was an adobe app pointing out a flaw of windows mobile this would be a hilarious jab.
Perhaps adobe got sick of answering emails and calls from iphone users about their product so they did the easiest thing.
Honestly i didnt know they made 501s with pockets big enough to fit entire blogs into. #iphoneflashsupport
Adobe's Flash Player is too poorly coded to be logical for the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch. Until WE decide to put some effort into creating a better framework Flash Player will continue to be a piece of shit. #iphoneflashsupport
@madog: I don't own a mac so I don't really have an opinion about flash for OSX. I believe you that it sucks, but by your logic iTunes universally sucks because it sucks on every windows box I've ever used it on. #iphoneflashsupport
The issue is that the iPhone does in fact support Flash (download pocket tunes and access your Sirius account - lo and behold there is teh Sirius interface which is built in flash), but Apple is being a douche as usual.
Not supporting Flash is a completely strategic decision by Apple and has nothing to do with technological reasons.
Flash is a direct competitor with the App Store... it's that simple. The App Store is Apple's killer App.
Not having Flash support on the iPhone OS forces developers to commit to the iPhone. If they had Flash at their disposal they could write an app and have it work on all platforms. But why would Apple want those other platforms to have those great apps as well when they can make it more difficult for developers to do so by forcing them to have to port those apps to those other platforms instead of just writing one Flash App.
don't think that the other platforms are any different. They also want developers to commit to them at the expense of the other platforms. #iphoneflashsupport
Hey, if Apple decides that Flash isn't any good for the iPhone, that's totally their decision. Similarly, if Adobe wants to call 'em out on it, in a straightforward, honest way, how is that snarky? Well, I guess it really would seem that way if you secretly wanted Flash, yet felt compelled to blindly accept (and messily regurgitate) the opinions handed to you by Apple. #iphoneflashsupport
@met2art: I don't know. Being that flash is so heavily used in designing web pages with embedded media, I would say (opinion) that it is Apple's mistake to limit the use of their consumers' mobile web experience. Imagine if your macbook didn't support flash, I bet you would shit your pants then.
EDIT: Oops, I reread your post and apparently thought you were saying something that you, in fact, did not. I will leave my original post so that all may see how stupid I am when running on 2 hours of sleep.
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So because the iPhone is running a modified version of OS X, and our software blows donkey balls (google it, there are pics), we will not fix it in any way but will instead blame Apple. Besides, we are running out of banannas to feed our Mac OS software engineers.
//All kidding aside, this problem swings both ways, and the blame cannot be placed solely upon Apple. #iphoneflashsupport
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People can try to jailbreak their phone, or make a Hackintosh, or go 200mph on the street in a school zone. On the flip side, Apple also has every right to protect their profits, keep their shareholders happy, and try to keep people from doing otherwise; police as well cant prevent everyone from always speeding, but will do everything in their power to stop or prevent it otherwise.
Not aimed specifically towards your comment, but the arguement, "I bought it, it's mine, and I should be able to do whatever I want" doesn't necessarily apply for similar reasons. You can do whatever you want, but that doesn't mean anyone has to support or offer warranty or service to you for doing so, but I digress.
From what I've heard, while the Apple app store process (submitting apps I assume you mean) isn't perfect, in relation to the other new ones popping up it isn't the worst. This is all new territory, Apple just had a bit of a head start with the iTunes store, and also have the largest and the first highly successful and profitable one. It will only improve with time. #iphoneflashsupport
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Snarky would be, "Boy we would LOVE to give you guys a flash player, we have one ready to go and it's awesome. But Mean ol' Apple says no".
Then again, how is Flash 10 coming along for Android, Blackberry, WinMo, Palm, and any other phone that it's allowed on? Oh yeah, it doesn't exist. So I guess they can't say that they have one ready to go, because they don't. (See, that's how you do snarky.) #iphoneflashsupport
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A standalone flash-enabled browser in the App Store might be the best way to get Flash on the iPhone directly, but seeing as how Apple is, that may not happen anytime soon, unfortunately.
The only viable route I can see for Adobe is to go the Jailbreak route and release Flash Player as a Cydia package. Not only will the iPhone finally have flash, but it will entice more people to defy Apple's restrictions, en-masse. A revolution, if you will.
Вся власть советам! #iphoneflashsupport
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I have no use for call forwarding, so that's probably why I had never seen it. #iphoneflashsupport
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Wellp #iphoneflashsupport
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Perhaps adobe got sick of answering emails and calls from iphone users about their product so they did the easiest thing.
Honestly i didnt know they made 501s with pockets big enough to fit entire blogs into. #iphoneflashsupport
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Adobe's Flash Player is too poorly coded to be logical for the Apple iPhone/iPod Touch. Until WE decide to put some effort into creating a better framework Flash Player will continue to be a piece of shit. #iphoneflashsupport
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Flash! Pew Pew! #iphoneflashsupport
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@circa86: I just posted something similar. Guess I should have looked around first. #iphoneflashsupport
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Flash is a direct competitor with the App Store... it's that simple. The App Store is Apple's killer App.
Not having Flash support on the iPhone OS forces developers to commit to the iPhone. If they had Flash at their disposal they could write an app and have it work on all platforms. But why would Apple want those other platforms to have those great apps as well when they can make it more difficult for developers to do so by forcing them to have to port those apps to those other platforms instead of just writing one Flash App.
don't think that the other platforms are any different. They also want developers to commit to them at the expense of the other platforms. #iphoneflashsupport
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When the App Store apps have to compete with Flash equivalents, free beats 99 cents. #iphoneflashsupport
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EDIT: Oops, I reread your post and apparently thought you were saying something that you, in fact, did not. I will leave my original post so that all may see how stupid I am when running on 2 hours of sleep.