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@anonymousDan My reply was more targeted at this part of his comment:"apps that are essentially just iPad optimized web pages, and games that could have been d

@anonymousDan My reply was more targeted at this part of his comment:"apps that are essentially just iPad optimized web pages, and games that could have been done in a properly touch-enabled Flash (which may not exist yet, but will come eventually)." But if you want evidence for people not spending majority time using browser on iPad, here is Flurry's analytic data: http://blog.flurry.com/bid/63907/Mobile-Apps-Put-the-Web-in-Their-Rear-view-Mirror http://blog.flurry.com/bid/63907/Mobile-Apps-Put-the-Web-in-... My conclusion stands, his experience is not very typical.

bryanlarsen 15y ago
I'm still standing behind my conclusion. 1) apps that could be web pages are generally free so don't show up on the "top ten paid apps" list. The cooking apps I used are a prime example here. 2) flashy games are often purchased but forgotten, it's the apps with good gameplay but not necessarily as flashy graphics that get replayed and replayed and replayed. canonical example: angry birds. 3) Flash can do 3D too. 4) in your top ten list, only #3 and #8 would not be possible as a web site. Most apps could be web sites, so any stats that say most time is spent in apps is meaningless.
- AllenKids 15y ago
  No they could not. There could be and in some cases already are Web based similar services out there. But they are inferior, unpopular among iPad users. Connected Application can not necessarily translate into a web application and remain the same attraction or even feature parity. Angry Bird/Tiny Wings/Fruit Ninja etc are not as graphically demanding as say Infinite Blade, but they are still very well done games with impressive art work. As a matter of fact all the Zynga games and Gameloft titles in the top 10 are not flashy by any means, to be honest Gameloft's 3D engine is so out of date it's laughable. I'm sure given enough motivation Adobe can make Flash do anything, it could do your dishes and make your coffee. But it doesn't mean you should let Flash take over. IMHO your wishful thinking is as meaningless if not more, especially when you don't even have stats.

bryanlarsen 15y ago

I'm still standing behind my conclusion. 1) apps that could be web pages are generally free so don't show up on the "top ten paid apps" list. The cooking apps I used are a prime example here. 2) flashy games are often purchased but forgotten, it's the apps with good gameplay but not necessarily as flashy graphics that get replayed and replayed and replayed. canonical example: angry birds. 3) Flash can do 3D too. 4) in your top ten list, only #3 and #8 would not be possible as a web site. Most apps could be web sites, so any stats that say most time is spent in apps is meaningless.

AllenKids 15y ago
No they could not. There could be and in some cases already are Web based similar services out there. But they are inferior, unpopular among iPad users. Connected Application can not necessarily translate into a web application and remain the same attraction or even feature parity. Angry Bird/Tiny Wings/Fruit Ninja etc are not as graphically demanding as say Infinite Blade, but they are still very well done games with impressive art work. As a matter of fact all the Zynga games and Gameloft titles in the top 10 are not flashy by any means, to be honest Gameloft's 3D engine is so out of date it's laughable. I'm sure given enough motivation Adobe can make Flash do anything, it could do your dishes and make your coffee. But it doesn't mean you should let Flash take over. IMHO your wishful thinking is as meaningless if not more, especially when you don't even have stats.