Re: flash sucks
"Todd Allcock" <elecconnec@AnoOspamL.com> writes:
> The issue is still content. Until the world's Flash content is
> replaced with something better, "bad" flash is better than no flash.
> The user can decide whether putting up with the performance issues is
> worth it.
It's not quite as simple as that. If nobody pushed it, content would
remain in sucky media like Flash.
Until Apple, nobody had the strength to push back.
> A silly analogy is mobile browsing. Even with a good mobile browser
> like the iPhone's Safari, the experience is subpar compared to a real
> computer. But we put up with it to have mobile access to the web- the
Nevertheless, folks have been making websites specialized for mobile
browsing since long before the iPhone. Content providers realized that
there was a big audience they could cater to. They'll do the same when
they realize that they have a big audience who don't want or use Flash.
They already are. YouTube was a great first step, but more content
providers are stepping up on a regular basis.
> Why should that concept change with Flash? If the Android Flash
> player can render, say, even 30 or 40% of the Flash content out there
> acceptably well, that justifies its existence, since it's that much
> more content it can access that other devices can't.
It's not as simple as you want it to be. Apple made the calculated
guess that Flash on the iPhone would suck so badly - and badly impact
the overall user experience on the iPhone - they calculated that there
was enough strength in the iPhone/iPad market to push back against
Flash. And it looks like they were right - to everyone's benefit
(except, perhaps Adobe's).
Apple similarly made some calculations about the demise of the 3-1/2
disk and some folks whined and complained - but the software makers got
the message and started shipping software on CDs (the ones who hadn't
already been doing so, at least).
If folks want Flash so badly that they'll put up with a crappy
experience to the extent that it starts really hurting Apple, they may
try to backpedal on it. But so far, all indications are that Apple was
right about this.
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