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January 28, 2010
iPad - the ultimate thinclient?
With iPad announcement it was interesting to see how Apple has finally cut off Adobe and Flash (thou shalt not control my device...). I'm guessing Google got a kick out of it...
iPad Missing 'Something Important'
Adobe says no Flash support means Apple's hot new tablet is incompatible with millions of Web sites.
By Paul McDougall
InformationWeek
January 28, 2010 02:33 PM
Apple's iPad tablet computer, launched Wednesday amid a wave of hype almost unprecedented even for the overly excitable tech industry, is missing a feature so basic it renders it almost useless for Web surfing.
That, at least, is the criticism leveled at Apple by media software developer Adobe, whose Flash display technology powers interactive graphics on the bulk of Internet pages (while a handful use Microsoft's Silverlight).
As revealed during Apple CEO Steve Jobs' demonstration of the iPad at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, the iPad does not support Flash.
"There's something important missing from Apple's approach to connecting consumers to content," wrote Flash marketing manager Adrian Ludwig. "It looks like Apple is continuing to impose restrictions on their devices that limit both content publishers and customers," said Ludwig.
Posted by Staff at January 28, 2010 08:54 PM