Comments on: Apparently I Have Opinions About the iPad http://jedsundwall.com/apparently-i-have-opinions-about-the-ipad/ Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:24:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jed http://jedsundwall.com/apparently-i-have-opinions-about-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-1539 Jed Tue, 09 Feb 2010 01:20:42 +0000 http://jedsundwall.com/apparently-i-have-opinions-about-the-ipad/#comment-1539 Joe, you're right to disagree. I've encountered a lot of better informed pieces explaining Apple's Flash allergy, and yeah, there's nothing virtuous about it. See: http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/05/the-future-of-web-content-html5-flash-mobile-apps/ And yeah, I've attempted to collaborate with the w3c on things, and I can't handle the pace. Regardless of when the STANDARD standard comes about, there's plenty of innovation underway and we're getting there. Also, http://www.thefwa.com/ takes way to long to load. ;) Joe, you’re right to disagree. I’ve encountered a lot of better informed pieces explaining Apple’s Flash allergy, and yeah, there’s nothing virtuous about it. See: http://techcrunch.com/2010/02/05/the-future-of-web-content-html5-flash-mobile-apps/

And yeah, I’ve attempted to collaborate with the w3c on things, and I can’t handle the pace. Regardless of when the STANDARD standard comes about, there’s plenty of innovation underway and we’re getting there.

Also, http://www.thefwa.com/ takes way to long to load. ;)

]]> By: Joe http://jedsundwall.com/apparently-i-have-opinions-about-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-1538 Joe Mon, 08 Feb 2010 21:10:48 +0000 http://jedsundwall.com/apparently-i-have-opinions-about-the-ipad/#comment-1538 Maybe I am making this correlation because I just read your recent posts back to back... For the same reasons that governments can't innovate as fast as the private sector, the W3C can't innovate as fast as Flash can. As soon as you can make a single one of <a href="http://www.thefwa.com/" rel="nofollow">these websites</a> with HTML5, I will wholeheartedly embrace it. I have to disagree that Apple is snubbing Flash for any other reason than their bottom line. Sure there are internet apps, but it's significantly harder to make anything like an iPhone app without Flash on the web. The new Flash CS5 actually includes a plugin for the iPhone SDK and natively supports exporting as .ipa. I interpret that to mean Apple doesn't care what you use as long as it contributes to their bottom line. Also, .swfs are a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SWF" rel="nofollow">"semi-open"</a> file format and you don't even have to have Macromedia Flash to create a SWF. All this being said I will probably have an iPad before you. ;) Maybe I am making this correlation because I just read your recent posts back to back… For the same reasons that governments can’t innovate as fast as the private sector, the W3C can’t innovate as fast as Flash can. As soon as you can make a single one of these websites with HTML5, I will wholeheartedly embrace it.

I have to disagree that Apple is snubbing Flash for any other reason than their bottom line. Sure there are internet apps, but it’s significantly harder to make anything like an iPhone app without Flash on the web. The new Flash CS5 actually includes a plugin for the iPhone SDK and natively supports exporting as .ipa. I interpret that to mean Apple doesn’t care what you use as long as it contributes to their bottom line.

Also, .swfs are a “semi-open” file format and you don’t even have to have Macromedia Flash to create a SWF.

All this being said I will probably have an iPad before you. ;)

]]> By: Michael http://jedsundwall.com/apparently-i-have-opinions-about-the-ipad/comment-page-1/#comment-1502 Michael Fri, 29 Jan 2010 20:35:20 +0000 http://jedsundwall.com/apparently-i-have-opinions-about-the-ipad/#comment-1502 I gotta say - I agree with this 100% and you've said it far better than I could have hoped to. I gotta say – I agree with this 100% and you’ve said it far better than I could have hoped to.

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