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ericthehalfbee · 01-30-2010, 10:27 AM

All this arguing about Flash reminds me of arguing about Push e-mail when the iPhone came out vs the Blackberry.

Funny thing, lack of push, multitasking and a slew of other things didn't seem to affect the success of the iPhone, did it?

All you experts should go start your own tech companies and we'll expect you to come back here next year with the "next big thing" driving your new Veyron you bought with all the billions you've made.

I'm a PC guy and don't like MACs. But Apple knows how to make "gadgets" that people want to buy, which means they'll sell millions of these things. And website developers will see that market. They can scoff at the lack of support for Flash and have their websites look like shit on iPads, or they can develop iPad versions of their sites that take advantage of the iPad and try to capture that market.

They already have mobile versions of sites for phones. Only an idiot would think that developers won't be scrambling to make iPad versions of their sites. Look at the NY Times reader they demoed as an example.

Smart companies will develop for the iPad to make money. Stubborn idiots will ignore the iPad because it doesn't have Flash, and lose out on a potentially huge market.

01-30-2010, 10:27 AM	#211
ericthehalfbee I Will not Admit my Addiction to RS Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: North Vancouver Posts: 584 Thanked 194 Times in 59 Posts Failed 164 Times in 42 Posts	All this arguing about Flash reminds me of arguing about Push e-mail when the iPhone came out vs the Blackberry. Funny thing, lack of push, multitasking and a slew of other things didn't seem to affect the success of the iPhone, did it? All you experts should go start your own tech companies and we'll expect you to come back here next year with the "next big thing" driving your new Veyron you bought with all the billions you've made. I'm a PC guy and don't like MACs. But Apple knows how to make "gadgets" that people want to buy, which means they'll sell millions of these things. And website developers will see that market. They can scoff at the lack of support for Flash and have their websites look like shit on iPads, or they can develop iPad versions of their sites that take advantage of the iPad and try to capture that market. They already have mobile versions of sites for phones. Only an idiot would think that developers won't be scrambling to make iPad versions of their sites. Look at the NY Times reader they demoed as an example. Smart companies will develop for the iPad to make money. Stubborn idiots will ignore the iPad because it doesn't have Flash, and lose out on a potentially huge market.