2010-04-30, 11:21 AM
Unfortunately no, it's not apple's death. Apple fanboys are one of the most blindly following groups i've ever encountered. Apple does have a few points with flash. Flash based navigation doesn't work on an ipad with touchscreens. Without a mouse you lose hover over functionality.
The major big video players that use flash (like youtube) have since rolled out apple non-flash friendly versions.
And i can even understand (but not agree with) flash cross platform apps. Because when programming for multiple platforms you program down to the highest denominator that all platforms share (which is likely to be lower than what apple alone can handle). That being said, System performance or no, battery consumption or no, usage of features available on the platform or not, flash should be the users choice.
In anycase though. I'm pretty sure apple could basically tell you what you were allowed to wear while using apple products (so that the 'unique, sleek, coolgeek' image could be portrayed), and fanboys would be okay with that. And don't get me wrong. I think apple makes some fantastic products. Pricey, but cool, beautiful, well functioning products. But as a company? I no longer agree with their policies.
I do think flash itself is introuble. They've lost a predominant share of the mobile market. And with html 5 and new video technologies coming out, flash needs to change.
The major big video players that use flash (like youtube) have since rolled out apple non-flash friendly versions.
And i can even understand (but not agree with) flash cross platform apps. Because when programming for multiple platforms you program down to the highest denominator that all platforms share (which is likely to be lower than what apple alone can handle). That being said, System performance or no, battery consumption or no, usage of features available on the platform or not, flash should be the users choice.
In anycase though. I'm pretty sure apple could basically tell you what you were allowed to wear while using apple products (so that the 'unique, sleek, coolgeek' image could be portrayed), and fanboys would be okay with that. And don't get me wrong. I think apple makes some fantastic products. Pricey, but cool, beautiful, well functioning products. But as a company? I no longer agree with their policies.
I do think flash itself is introuble. They've lost a predominant share of the mobile market. And with html 5 and new video technologies coming out, flash needs to change.