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Some of these rebuttals are incredibly flimsy, where they actually even manage to form something resembling a rebut. For example - How on earth is being preven

• ghshephard 17y ago
  The central Thesis of MC Siegler is that one of the key arguments against Apple, that they prevent you from using their platform freely, is actually an Argument FOR Apple - that Apple attempts to maintain a "great" user experience by enforcing consistency of standards, etc... Flash (and any other VM platform) would bypass those controls. I think that within 2 years, maybe 18 months, we'll look back at this time with amusement, as mobile platforms (MacTablets, descendants of the iPhone, Android) become feature/Power compatible with products like todays NetBooks, and the though of the OS/Cell Provider telling you what application you can or cannot run on your system will seem silly. And that's because it is.
• fatdog789 17y ago
  With apple products, it's more about what you can't do with the products that makes them special. Not being able to use flash is a feature....somehow.
  • pohl 17y ago
    The reason becomes more clear if you use a Mac. Adobe has only bothered to deliver bare-minimum performance on MacOS X, even on the newer Intel hardware. The thought that they could somehow pull off an ARM runtime that performs with modest battery draw seems extremely unlikely.
    • dejb 17y ago
      Flash for pocketpc seems to work OK. Shouldn't the user be able to decide if they can spare the battery power. Most people would have a charger handy at work so I don't see what the problem is if you do need to recharge anyway.
      • pohl 17y ago
        Flash for desktop windows is ok, too. Maybe Adobe's problem is that they won't allocate the necessary talent to get OSX right. One thing is for certain: if they can't make it fast on desktop OSX they'll not likely deliver on mobile OSX. If I were Apple I'd make Adobe fix their desktop version before I'd let them near my phone. About giving users enough rope to hang themselves: for every one user like you that could make a conscious tradeoff there are thousands who would never connect the dots between Adobe and battery life. That's not a business risk I would take if I were Apple. I can take a few ubernerds whining about flash off in some remote corner of the web. I couldn't take Jay Leno making battery jokes in his monologue.
        • dejb 17y ago
          > About giving users enough rope to hang themselves: for every one user like you that could make a conscious tradeoff there are thousands who would never connect the dots between Adobe and battery life. People are too stupid to be trusted to make decisions for themselves. That's the Apple philosophy for ya.
          • pohl 17y ago
            Restraint is one of the most difficult virtues to practice, and it seems to frustrate and confuse those who don't understand its value. Adding a feature to a product is almost reflexive to most vendors; everybody is mindlessly chasing lists of checkboxes, while ignoring the inherent tradeoffs or pretending they aren't there. It amazes me how the simple act of saying 'no' can send people into such a tizzy.
            • dejb 17y ago
              Centrally imposed restraint is different from self control. We aren't talking them deciding not to add a feature. We are talking about them actively preventing others from being able to do so. That's not restraint. That's totalitarianism.
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• akd 17y ago
  Not surprising -- MG Siegler has definitely earned a reputation as either a poor or lazy thinker.