Apple drops Flash

Post #334,585 by SpiceWare 10/21/10 4:59:32 PM Reply	Apple drops Flash at least on the new MacBook Air. http://news.yahoo.co...-less-macbook-air Interesting how the news is portraying it - neither Windows nor Linux distributions include Flash either. Probably a smart move on Apple's part as well - remember all the grief they got in June when an OS X update didn't have a 1 week old Flash update?
Post #334,586 by mvitale 10/21/10 5:02:53 PM Reply	They're deprecating Java, too. http://www.tuaw.com/...tory-fitted-java/ (Thanks to Craig Cottingham on Facebook for the linky...) -Mike "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin, 1759 Historical Review of Pennsylvania
Post #334,588 by folkert 10/21/10 5:58:53 PM Reply	Right from the horses mouth: http://developer.app...P40010380-CH4-SW1
Post #334,591 by static 10/21/10 6:46:41 PM Reply	Two responses. The first one people are likely to take is "OMG!! Apple cant do that!!!1". :-) The second one, and more interesting is coupled with the fact that Apple is rolling out an application store for OS X. After decades of Microsoft trying to lock people in to their technologies with a fly-paper approach, Apple is going for a more of a honeypot solution. But the possible end results have remarkable similarities. Wade. Q:Is it proper to eat cheeseburgers with your fingers? A:No, the fingers should be eaten separately.
Post #334,625 by SpiceWare 10/22/10 12:09:25 PM Reply	Job's explains http://www.cultofmac...ted-on-os-x/65324 Sun (now Oracle) supplies Java for all other platforms. They have their own release schedules, which are almost always different than ours, so the Java we ship is always a version behind. This may not be the best way to do it. Same rational makes sense for not including Flash.
Post #335,232 by SpiceWare 11/4/10 7:18:16 PM Reply	Some cool things about this: People are documenting how crappy Flash is on battery life: Having Flash installed can cut battery runtime considerablyÂas much as 33 percent in our testing. http://arstechnica.c...macbook-air.ars/3 Safari 5 no longer annoyingly prompts you if Flash is not installed. http://stevenf.tumbl...k-air-models-were And theres a slick Safari Extension that reformats Flash video on YouTube, Vimeo & Facebook into HTML5 (including embedded videos!) http://www.verticalf...utube5-version-2/ I posted screen shots over at AA http://www.atariage....n-flash-friendly/
Post #335,284 by SpiceWare 11/5/10 2:29:38 PM Reply	Gruber has an interesting tip disable Flash for everyday usage, but use Chrome (via Safari's Develop menu and its Open Page With option) for the few times you need it. See the section labeled CHEATING WITH GOOGLE CHROME: http://daringfirebal...ith_google_chrome
Post #335,288 by beepster 11/5/10 3:00:17 PM Reply	Neat, thanks. Sure, understanding today's complex world of the future is a little like having bees live in your head. But...there they are.
Post #335,339 by SpiceWare 11/6/10 5:57:43 PM Reply	Flash audio -> HTML5 extension http://shauninman.co..._safari_extension
Post #335,654 by SpiceWare 11/12/10 6:43:31 PM 11/12/10 6:44:06 PM Reply	Another slick tip from Gruber If you're on a page saying you need Flash to watch a video, try changing the User Agent string to Mobile Safari iPad (via the Develop menu) as a number of sites have been updated to use HTML5 with the iPad. Worked on the few pages I've tried it so far. http://daringfirebal..._as_mobile_safari Edited by SpiceWare Nov. 12, 2010, 06:44:06 PM EST Expand All History

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