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Originally Posted by Bremen Cole
... I think it would be fine to have flash, as long as there's an option to turn it off.
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Look, I understand that there are different people, with different likes and dislikes. As I said, some like typewriters, others swear by vinyl, some wait for ultra-super-hi-def audio.
But, this animosity to what is a good, widely adopted standard, and the rejoicing that the iPad does not support it, all based on "I don't need/hate Flash" is misguided, at least.
I like Flash. Some of the most interesting and imaginative sites are made in Flash. It's a great platform, and right now there is nothing more robust or better out there.
Here is what
eWeek has to say on the subject:
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... “Apple’s exclusion of Flash from the iPhone/iPad and Google’s YouTube beta that uses an HTML5 video tag are recent events that have caused investors to raise concern over the future of Flash (which is today’s leading Internet rich media/video container),” Jefferies & Co. analyst Ross MacMillan wrote in a Feb. 10 research note. “We think Flash will remain a leading (but not the only) rich media platform, and, more importantly, this has almost zero bearing on numbers over the next 18 months.”
Furthermore, MacMillan added, “HTML5 in its current specification does not support many of the features that Flash supports, such as audio streaming or games. Finally, we find it hard to believe that Flash will remain off the iPhone indefinitely, especially as it is supported by the competing Android OS.” ..."