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Originally Posted by =X=
Android is about choice and has always been about choice. The ads that promoted "Flash" is nothing more than a subtle way of saying it's an open platform".
You have proven many times that you speak with little knowledge of what you say. Stating "Flash" is a geek thing is furthest from the truth. Most people with any technical background will tell you Flash is not a satisfactory solution. Primarily because it is over used by the non techies(flash developers) and web consumers who do not understand the limitations of Flash yet demand a working solution. Every techie wants HTML 5 to succeeded.
Again I'll repeat it in case you missed it the first time it was and always has been about CHOICE.
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Thank you! I do also think a lot of techies dislike Flash. It's a resource-guzzling hog. Personally, I don't really mind not having Flash. If you don't use ad-blockers, it's really nice not being subject to those garish Flash ads. It's really just having Apple dictate what you can and cannot run on a device you bought that chafes.
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Originally Posted by Andrew H.
In short, people bought iPads because the competition sucked.
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Unfortunately, this was also true. Apple wasn't the first to come out with a tablet/slate but they were the first to come out with one that's easy enough to use for the mass market at the right price. While $500 might seem expensive, tablets/slates that were being sold before the iPad cost around the same or more and where generally a pain to use (resistive touchscreen, bad UI, etc).
I'm optimistic that newer Android tablets will soon overtake Apple market share as is the case with smartphones but it'll be a while before that happens.
I am, however, looking forward to see what Windows 8 has in store.