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The problem is this: After a decade of promoting web standards and wrestling the web from Microsoft's hands, the most significant roadblock between the mobile w
by thought_alarm 16y ago
The problem is this: After a decade of promoting web standards and wrestling the web from Microsoft's hands, the most significant roadblock between the mobile web and the desktop web is a single 3rd-party plug-in from Adobe. This is a serious problem that Linux users know all too well! It's also a rather depressing problem to have in this, the year 2010.
One solution is to wait around for Adobe to get its act together. A lot of people don't like that solution. The iPhone has been out for three years now, and we've all seen the poor performance of the Android Flash demos, to which apologists cry "but you only have to enable Flash for web sites that really need it!" It's clear that we still have a long time to wait for Adobe; or we can promote Flash alternatives.
- tomlin 16y ago"and we've all seen the poor performance of the Android Flash demos" Tell me you hate Flash, tell me you love open standards, tell me about a great alternative. Don't spew BS as fact, though, please. "I am just blown away that this pop-up screen Flash heavy site even works as well as it does on a mobile phone." -- http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/hands-on-with-android-22-froyo-and-adobe-flash-player-101/3891 http://www.zdnet.com/blog/cell-phones/hands-on-with-android-... "and here’s our first take: With Flash on your phone, no website is really out of bounds. Flash does not appear to be a battery hog, nor does it chew away at your phone’s resources." - http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/first-look-flash-android http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/05/first-look-flash-andr... The battery argument is weak, at best. If I leave my iPhone's iPod playing for 6 hours, my battery dies. If Flash drains it in 7 hours, there is an outcry about battery life.