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    ngbliss
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    My wife and I were at the Apple store looking at Ipads. She spends most of her time on line playing bridge on a site that uses flash. The sales person explained that the Ipad didn't run flash because it isn't a computer, it's a mobile device. ???

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      My wife and I were at the Apple store looking at Ipads. She spends most of her time on line playing bridge on a site that uses flash. The sales person explained that the Ipad didn't run flash because it isn't a computer, it's a mobile device. ???

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      R Giskard Reventlov
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      The iPad is a dumb appliance like an oven or a fridge. But not as useful. :-)

      "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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        The iPad is a dumb appliance like an oven or a fridge. But not as useful. :-)

        "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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        Dalek Dave
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        It is for people who lack the dexterity and co-ordination to operate a keyboard.

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          My wife and I were at the Apple store looking at Ipads. She spends most of her time on line playing bridge on a site that uses flash. The sales person explained that the Ipad didn't run flash because it isn't a computer, it's a mobile device. ???

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          Pete OHanlon
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          ngbliss wrote:

          The sales person explained that the Ipad didn't run flash because it isn't a computer, it's a mobile device. ???

          The iCrud doesn't run Flash simply because the Evil Hegemony have a product called QuickTime which they are trying to get people to adopt instead of Flash.

          I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

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            ngbliss wrote:

            The sales person explained that the Ipad didn't run flash because it isn't a computer, it's a mobile device. ???

            The iCrud doesn't run Flash simply because the Evil Hegemony have a product called QuickTime which they are trying to get people to adopt instead of Flash.

            I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

            Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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            Maximilien
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            ??? AFAIK, quicktime is not at all the same as flash. maybe you are confusing with html5 ?

            Watched code never compiles.

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              ??? AFAIK, quicktime is not at all the same as flash. maybe you are confusing with html5 ?

              Watched code never compiles.

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              Lost User
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              Apple - logic.

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                ??? AFAIK, quicktime is not at all the same as flash. maybe you are confusing with html5 ?

                Watched code never compiles.

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                Pete OHanlon
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                Maximilien wrote:

                maybe you are confusing with html5 ?

                No. If I meant HTML 5, I'd have said it.

                Maximilien wrote:

                AFAIK, quicktime is not at all the same as flash.

                It's the video presentation side. Jobs wants QuickTime as the default player. Everybody else uses Flash.

                I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

                Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                  ??? AFAIK, quicktime is not at all the same as flash. maybe you are confusing with html5 ?

                  Watched code never compiles.

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                  Lost User
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                  Pete just hates all things Apple...

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                    Pete just hates all things Apple...

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                    Pete OHanlon
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                    Not true. I love an apple tart.

                    I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

                    Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                      Maximilien wrote:

                      maybe you are confusing with html5 ?

                      No. If I meant HTML 5, I'd have said it.

                      Maximilien wrote:

                      AFAIK, quicktime is not at all the same as flash.

                      It's the video presentation side. Jobs wants QuickTime as the default player. Everybody else uses Flash.

                      I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

                      Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                      My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                      I think you're letting your hatred of Apple and Jobs cloud your memory. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/[^]

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                        I think you're letting your hatred of Apple and Jobs cloud your memory. http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/[^]

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                        Pete OHanlon
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                        No. I remember this article from when it appeared, I just don't believe that Jobs was solely concerned about the users.

                        I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

                        Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                          No. I remember this article from when it appeared, I just don't believe that Jobs was solely concerned about the users.

                          I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

                          Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                          Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                          I just don't believe that Jobs was solely concerned about the users.

                          Maybe not, but neither he nor Apple has given any indication that they're pushing Quicktime as a Flash replacement for the web.

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                            My wife and I were at the Apple store looking at Ipads. She spends most of her time on line playing bridge on a site that uses flash. The sales person explained that the Ipad didn't run flash because it isn't a computer, it's a mobile device. ???

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                            My girlfriend got a iPad for Christmas from her father and can't for the life of her find a good use for it. She brings it along to bars to look stuff up on the web to settle our bets, debates, etc, and that's only becsuse it boots faster than my netbook.

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                              Maximilien wrote:

                              maybe you are confusing with html5 ?

                              No. If I meant HTML 5, I'd have said it.

                              Maximilien wrote:

                              AFAIK, quicktime is not at all the same as flash.

                              It's the video presentation side. Jobs wants QuickTime as the default player. Everybody else uses Flash.

                              I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

                              Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                              My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                              TheGreatAndPowerfulOz
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                              Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                              QuickTime

                              I hate quicktime it's a piece of shiite!!!

                              "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams "Let me get this straight. You know her. She knows you. But she wants to eat him. And everybody's okay with this?"

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                                It is for people who lack the dexterity and co-ordination to operate a keyboard.

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                                And ebook readers are for those who lack dexterity to turn a paper page. Whats that? you've got a kindle I hear, hmmmmmm :laugh:

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                                  And ebook readers are for those who lack dexterity to turn a paper page. Whats that? you've got a kindle I hear, hmmmmmm :laugh:

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                                  Dalek Dave
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                                  No, kindles are for people who have a weight restriction on their luggage!

                                  ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC League Table Link CCC Link[^]

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                                    Pete O'Hanlon wrote:

                                    QuickTime

                                    I hate quicktime it's a piece of shiite!!!

                                    "If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader." - John Quincy Adams "Let me get this straight. You know her. She knows you. But she wants to eat him. And everybody's okay with this?"

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                                    Dalek Dave
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                                    ahmed zahmed wrote:

                                    piece of shiite!!!

                                    Now listen here Sunni!

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                                      My girlfriend got a iPad for Christmas from her father and can't for the life of her find a good use for it. She brings it along to bars to look stuff up on the web to settle our bets, debates, etc, and that's only becsuse it boots faster than my netbook.

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                                      Lost User
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                                      wizardzz wrote:

                                      can't for the life of her find a good use for it

                                      The wife and I are waiting for iPad 2 but the wife plans to use it for recipe management in the kitchen, book reading, general surfing, media playback while out on the patio.

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                                        Not true. I love an apple tart.

                                        I'm not a stalker, I just know things. Oh by the way, you're out of milk.

                                        Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

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                                        I love tarts with apple bottoms.

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                                          And ebook readers are for those who lack dexterity to turn a paper page. Whats that? you've got a kindle I hear, hmmmmmm :laugh:

                                          Dave Find Me On: Web|Facebook|Twitter|LinkedIn


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                                          R Giskard Reventlov
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                                          DaveAuld wrote:

                                          And ebook readers are for those who lack dexterity to turn a paper page

                                          A few weeks ago I would have agreed with that but no longer. I can now read a book with one hand whilst holding on so I don't fall over on the train every time I have to turn the page. It weighs less than a book, remembers where I am without having to turn the corner down or use a bookmark which falls out. I can make the print a comfortable size. I can carry countless books with me so when I finish one I instantly have another to read and I can carry all of my favourite reference books (as they become available on the Kindle) which would weigh my backpack down quite considerably. I don't have to weigh down my luggage with all of our books or lug them home again. My wife and I can share books easily. The book is dead. Long live the Kindle!

                                          "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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