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Actually yeah, I too hated iPod when I first heard it, and MBP also..
But even so "iSlate" just doesn't sound like it has enough of the right ring to it. Based on what I have heard in the developer sphere it seems like the rumours have gained some considerable weight now.. More so than before, and this also has the feel of the "is there / isn't there" days immediately before the iPhone. I think it's possible some wires are crossed and it's just an "iPhone Pro", or a screen resolution change... but I wouldn't be surprised to see a Tablet. I just don't think it will be called iSlate. I'm not even sure the name has been finalised.... 'Remember, measure life by the moments that take your breath away, not by how many breaths you take' Extreme Sports Cafe | ESC's blog | scratt's blog | @thescratt |
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iSlate also crossed my mind before. I like it more than iTablet, thats for sure. |
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I never actually drank Tab in the 80s, but I will never forget this exchange:
Lou: You gonna order something, kid? Marty McFly: Ah, yeah... Give me - Give me a Tab. Lou: Tab? I can't give you a tab unless you order something. Marty McFly: All right, give me a Pepsi Free. Lou: You want a Pepsi, PAL, you're gonna pay for it. Marty McFly: Look, just give me something without any sugar in it, okay? The quality of this board depends on the quality of the posts. The only way to guarantee thoughtful, informative discussion is to write thoughtful, informative posts. AppleNova is not a real-time chat forum. You have time to compose messages and edit them before and after posting. |
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Maybe Apple is going to announce Flash support for the iPhone. Ok,that's not likely to happen any time soon. It makes me wonder how successful an internet tablet would be without Flash support. It will be interesting to see whether the tablet runs the iPhone OS or OS X or something entirely new. My guess is something new.
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MySpace also requires it. I'm sure there's an app for it, but that's just a workaround in my opinion. The fact of the matter is that many, many people want Flash. It's not just some random minor feature. And Apple has willfully forestalled its presence on the iPhone. It seems to me this is just another example of iFanboys making excuses for Mother Apple instead of urging them to make progress. That's cool and all, but at some point the world moves on without you. |
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Apple's in a position where they can lead the industry away from Flash, not cave to the existing demand for it. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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How is using a dominant market position to help change to a better standardized option instead of an inferior proprietary option "arrogant"? I think it's responsible. They have a dominant market position. They're going to have weight, no matter what they do. How would keeping the status quo be any "less arrogant" or whatever? They haven't given themselves that weight, their customers have. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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It seems to me that argument could be made about the US involvement in the middle east, but...
As big as mobile devices are getting, the market pales in comparison to the pc market, where Flash will continue to be popular for a long time. Maybe it's not arrogant to ignore the demand for Flash-enabled devices, but it certainly doesn't seem market-centric. With the iPod, Apple gave people more of what they wanted, while the iPhone lead the market to some extent. I don't see why they can't do both. If Flash is a dinosaur, it will die eventually. If Apple now sees itself as the police of the web, that seems a bit arrogant to me. |
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Apple loves proprietary formats as long as they created them, which is why it is a bit disingenuous to claim they have the consumer interest at heart when it comes to Flash. Google is also writing the specs for HTML5, but they don't seem to have a problem with Flash coming to Android.
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1) That there is a mass-market "demand for Flash-enabled devices," that is, that most people want Flash. (I don't think they do. They want video, they want content, but they don't care how they get it -- they largely have no preference for one underlying technology over the other.) 2) That Apple not including Flash support on their mobile products somehow isn't one of the "natural forces" that will kill the Flash "dinosaur;" that Apple is somehow overstepping their bounds by choosing not to support it. How will Flash "die eventually" if people keep on supporting it just because they're supposed to, because it's the status quo? It's like pumping blood and air through a braindead dino forever just because it's Flash and then saying "if Flash is a dinosaur, it'll die eventually." It's like having you say something will stop by itself if people don't keep pushing it, but then you insist on putting it in a vacuum where nobody can touch it and then we'll see if it comes to a stop. Products don't exist in a vacuum. As a Droid fan, I would think you would of all people be on board. After all, Google is all about teh Open!!1 these days. and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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Like USB, SD, DisplayPort, 802.11, Bluetooth, and AAC (which Apple didn't invent), amirite?
What, exactly, is proprietary about (for instance) the new MacBook again? It doesn't even have FireWire (which actually served a legitimate need in the marketplace, and was adopted as a standard after Apple introduced it). and i guess i've known it all along / the truth is, you have to be soft to be strong |
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With the Droid I can have it both ways. Flash will be available early next year, and whenever *they* (whoever they are) get around to finishing htmlwatchamacallit, it'll be ready for that too. In the meantime, I'll be able to gemme som pron! |
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