Android-Based Tablet Spotted Running Flash
We have routinely asked Adobe to show us Flash performing well on a mobile device, any mobile device, for a few years now. We have never seen it. Adobe publicly said that Flash would ship on a smartphone in early 2009, then the second half of 2009, then the first half of 2010, and now they say the second half of 2010. We think it will eventually ship, but we're glad we didn't hold our breath. Who knows how it will perform?
In answer to that question, Zedomax reports that Adobe at this week's Web 2.0 conference in San Francisco is showing off an Android-based tablet running Flash, as well as the company's AIR cross-platform runtime.Despite the author's claim that Flash and AIR apps run "flawlessly" on the tablet, Daring Fireball's John Gruber points out that the device's browser crashes while the user is accessing YouTube in one video clip.
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Despite the author's claim that Flash and AIR apps run "flawlessly" on the tablet, Daring Fireball's John Gruber points out that the device's browser crashes while the user is accessing YouTube in one video clip.
I expected nothing less. :rolleyes:
Daring Fireball's John Gruber points out that the device's browser crashes while the user is accessing YouTube in one video clip.
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I expected nothing less. :rolleyes:
John is a smart guy but like some people here, Apple can do no wrong.
John is a smart guy but like some people here, Apple can do no wrong.
Oh I agree with you there.
However, the fact remains that flash (as it currently stands) is not something that belongs on a mobile device. Granted, one video doesn't prove or disprove how well flash runs on the droid but i'm certain this won't be the only one.
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