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I didn't follow all the iPad posts yesterday, but I didn't realize the "No flash" meant "No Hulu or any of the major networks streaming sites."

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Jan 28 '10, 08:14

basically locking people into iTunes (or I guess if there are other non-flash streaming sites out there).

"No Hulu, no cbs.com, no fox.com, or abc.com, or nbc.com, or Comacast�s Fancast/xFinity or any site streaming video with Adobe Flash."

http://tvbythenumbers.com/2010/01/28/apples-ipad-no-hulu-or-cbs-com-streaming-video-for-you/40403?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Tvbythenumbers+%28TVbytheNumbers%29 (tvbythenumbers.com)

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and, i read no usb inputs? so i can't put something on a thumb drive and play it that way, either? -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:25 7
- There's a USB adapter, but no one knows what it does yet - Guigue Jan 28, 08:27
- supposedly, no external drive support at all. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:26
- It has "accessory dongles" that add USB and SDHC support -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:25 4
  - oh , it does? I must have missed that. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:26 2
    - From B2 -- (link) - oblique Jan 28, 08:27 [Backboard]
    - Saw it in an article this morning. Listed as "camera accessory pack" or something. It wasn't mentioned in the keynote -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:26
  - ah. -- nm - Andie Jan 28, 08:26
also, just FYI, iPhone OS does not support Java nor .Net -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:24 1
- I seem to remember the main problem with Apple computers 15-20 years ago was that they were limited to their own software. - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:26
The iphone/ipod touch have a youtube app. Maybe the ipad will have the same and for Hulu etc too. -- nm - lileve Jan 28, 08:21 2
- Hulu won't even allow gaming consoles to access their video, I imagine they wouldn't be too crazy about this eaither. -- nm - Ender Jan 28, 08:22 1
  - I think this product lives and dies by software. Hulu, Netflix, YouTube, SlingPlayer, MLB, NFL. These are all the types of apps it needs to succeed -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:23
The best article I read today summed it up nicely that it fits perfectly in Apple's view of things. The device is essentially locked to their content - oblique Jan 28, 08:19 7
- This is my basic complaint about Apple. It's like a hidden trap in shiny package. - pmb Jan 28, 08:29
- Saying its locked to iTunes is a bit misleading. You sync and transfer via iTunes, but by no means are you required to purchase or download your - Don Homer Jan 28, 08:21 3
  - with their limited selection of codecs, etc. It's still not what you would really call an open platform -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:22 2
    - Every media player has codecs limitation. It's really easy to find software that will convert anythng to the right codec -- nm - Guigue Jan 28, 08:24 1
      - Not nearly has harsh as iTunes though. At least WMP can play just about anything with the right codec installed. iTunes has no such expansion option -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:26
- So none of their products support Flash-based sites? -- nm - JaxSean Jan 28, 08:19 1
  - Their laptops do, but not any of their iPhone OS devices -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:20
Hulu would/could make an app like YouTube to make its content watchable -- nm - tik tok Jan 28, 08:16 1
- Assuming Apple approved it in the App Store :) -- nm - oblique Jan 28, 08:20
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- The argument has always been that flash drains the battery really quickly, but Adobe has been working on Flash Lite for a long time - Guigue Jan 28, 08:16 1
  - I think it's understandable on a phone. But now they have a tablet, and every other portable PC in the world supports Flash... -- nm - Ender Jan 28, 08:18
has this and the no-multitasking been confirmed, or still just speculation? -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 08:15 6
- I believe confirmed. iPhone OS just doesn't support either item really. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:16 4
  - How is it possible that they wouldn't make it multitaskable? It seems like the most idiot move not to have it -- nm - Hotkiss Jan 28, 08:17 3
    - They don't *want* people to think of it as a computer. They want people to think of it as an Apple. -- nm - mara Jan 28, 08:24
    - Only thing I can think of is that a multithread kernel would make the OS too big. iPhone OS is fairly tiny. -- nm - decline Jan 28, 08:23
    - Not if you view the device (as Apple does) as a media consuming device, not a PC/multistaking device - oblique Jan 28, 08:19
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