flash for Ipad
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There's going to be a ton of iPad-like devices coming out later this year and next. I bet most of them will not only be including Flash but will be doing some hard advertising that they can view the "entire internet". Adobe will come up with a (hopefully) better version of the Flash player that plays better on these mobile devices. There's going to be so much competition that Apple will have to give in or see their competitors steal away a lot of their sales. Job's never said that they will 'never" include it, just that the Flash Player isn't good enough "right now". I thought I wouldn't really notice not having Flash on my iPhone but I notice it a lot nowadays (that could totally be contributed to porn sites though).
Yeah, iAds and Apps probably do play a small part as to why they're not letting Flash on it but realistically, it is because designers and developers have been going ape-shit on 30 second animations of video with alpha transparency just to transition in a preloader animation. Developers have been maxing out Flash for as long as I can remember, myself included. If the desktop computer can handle it, why not push the technology even more. Full screen video intro? Sure, why not? Fuck it... Problem is, a technology that isn't as fast as our desktop computer came out and now we have all of these maxed out websites that are too much for phones and iPads to handle. But, just like how the desktop eventually evolved, the mobile devices hardware will eventually be able to handle these sites. It really isn't going to be too long before that happens.
The next question that comes to mind is, is there another technology that can do what Flash can do and become as widespread and common before these mobile devices become fast enough to play back Flash adequately. Yeah, HTML5 is a great step up from 4 but it can't do 'real' animation and jQuery animations play back just as good or worse than Flash does. With that in mind, there are just too many Flash developers, too many users who already have the plugin, and too many clients who want whizz bang for Flash to just disappear.
The hardware will improve before Flash gets replaced. Until that time comes, I'd like to see more designers and developers becoming more conscious of what they're developing and making better decisions on what they're pushing onto the client's desk. Flash has been becoming more advanced and more like any other programming language but in the end it's the fact that it can also do low bandwidth animation that will set it apart from another web technology. What Flash was originally made for. With that in mind, Flash isn't going away any time soon.
So go ahead, jail-break your new $700 iPad, install Frash, and remember to go full screen on your portfolio presentation.