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Why I can’t recommend the iPad
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<blockquote data-quote="Kash" data-source="post: 992454" data-attributes="member: 23444"><p>I disagree with the notion that Flash is ubiquitous across the Internet and not having it will seriously hinder the browsing experience. I visited many travel sites, airlines, trains, cruises, etc and out of all of them, I found only one site that required you to have Flash in order to view specials, and even then, there was a way around it through the non-Flash menu. For the rest of them the content was nothing more than a few pretty pictures. Flash was not essential to the functionality of any of the sites. Now there are certain sites that require Flash for basic functionality, but those are few and far between compared to the vast majority of sites that don't. And as you stated, a good chunk of Flash on websites comes in the form of advertisements. </p><p></p><p>I've been using iPhones for over two years now and there have only been a handful of times where I have needed Flash to view a website but they were always something like a restaurant's website or a graphic design site. As Steve mentioned, HTML 5 is the future and soon we'll see even these sites moving forward, especially if they wish to appeal to the huge user base of iPhone/iPod touch/iPad users along with all the other smartphones that don't support Flash. I'm sure netbooks will also benefit, because let's face it, Flash is a huge resource hog and netbooks aren't exactly screaming performance. Unless Adobe gets its act together and seriously streamlines Flash to the point where it's feasible to add Flash functionality to mobile devices without being a huge resource drain, it's very likely that Flash will soon be left behind, especially if enough consumers complain to websites that they can't view content on their mobile devices. </p><p></p><p>The primary area where Flash is pervasive is video streaming sites. However, even in that area it's not that big of a problem since you have the Youtube app and certain sites like Break.com provide a means for you to watch videos on the iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. The biggest one, which everybody uses as an example, is Hulu. Granted, we all know that not being able to access Hulu from an Apple device is very much due to the fact that Apple prefers for you to get your content from the iTunes Store. By only rebuttal to that is that if Hulu is such a big deal for you, then either don't get an iPad or just use your desktop/laptop for Hulu viewing and your iPad for everything else it was intended for.</p><p></p><p>Do I think it was a bad decision on Apple's part not to include Flash? Certainly not. I would much rather have a fast device with high battery life that displays 99% of all websites rather than bog down the device for the remaining 1%, which I can easily view from one of my other computers. Speaking of which, almost everyone should have a primary computer since the iPad is not meant to be a primary machine but rather just a complement to your existing full fledged computer. The iPad is not designed to be a full blown computer in and of itself, so there's no reason to lament so-called missing features because simply put, they do not belong in such a device. Think of it more as an oversized iPod touch than an actual tablet computer. This is how you explain it to your customers. Dispel any notions that this is a notebook/desktop replacement and it will become clearer as to what it's intended use is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kash, post: 992454, member: 23444"] I disagree with the notion that Flash is ubiquitous across the Internet and not having it will seriously hinder the browsing experience. I visited many travel sites, airlines, trains, cruises, etc and out of all of them, I found only one site that required you to have Flash in order to view specials, and even then, there was a way around it through the non-Flash menu. For the rest of them the content was nothing more than a few pretty pictures. Flash was not essential to the functionality of any of the sites. Now there are certain sites that require Flash for basic functionality, but those are few and far between compared to the vast majority of sites that don't. And as you stated, a good chunk of Flash on websites comes in the form of advertisements. I've been using iPhones for over two years now and there have only been a handful of times where I have needed Flash to view a website but they were always something like a restaurant's website or a graphic design site. As Steve mentioned, HTML 5 is the future and soon we'll see even these sites moving forward, especially if they wish to appeal to the huge user base of iPhone/iPod touch/iPad users along with all the other smartphones that don't support Flash. I'm sure netbooks will also benefit, because let's face it, Flash is a huge resource hog and netbooks aren't exactly screaming performance. Unless Adobe gets its act together and seriously streamlines Flash to the point where it's feasible to add Flash functionality to mobile devices without being a huge resource drain, it's very likely that Flash will soon be left behind, especially if enough consumers complain to websites that they can't view content on their mobile devices. The primary area where Flash is pervasive is video streaming sites. However, even in that area it's not that big of a problem since you have the Youtube app and certain sites like Break.com provide a means for you to watch videos on the iPhone/iPod touch/iPad. The biggest one, which everybody uses as an example, is Hulu. Granted, we all know that not being able to access Hulu from an Apple device is very much due to the fact that Apple prefers for you to get your content from the iTunes Store. By only rebuttal to that is that if Hulu is such a big deal for you, then either don't get an iPad or just use your desktop/laptop for Hulu viewing and your iPad for everything else it was intended for. Do I think it was a bad decision on Apple's part not to include Flash? Certainly not. I would much rather have a fast device with high battery life that displays 99% of all websites rather than bog down the device for the remaining 1%, which I can easily view from one of my other computers. Speaking of which, almost everyone should have a primary computer since the iPad is not meant to be a primary machine but rather just a complement to your existing full fledged computer. The iPad is not designed to be a full blown computer in and of itself, so there's no reason to lament so-called missing features because simply put, they do not belong in such a device. Think of it more as an oversized iPod touch than an actual tablet computer. This is how you explain it to your customers. Dispel any notions that this is a notebook/desktop replacement and it will become clearer as to what it's intended use is. [/QUOTE]
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