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I don't like 90% of the flash content out there. (Which is why I use ad blocking plugins.) But for the 10% of f

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Mon, 03/22/2010 - 09:28
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I don't like 90% of the flash content out there. (Which is why I use ad blocking plugins.)

But for the 10% of flash apps and videos that I DO want to see I want the *choice* of enabling flash.

The choice should be with the user - not some greedy CEO bent on forcing us to get all our apps through his store.

Flash is not the only example of this they have a laundry list of things they don't allow because they don't want users to have a choice over any apple provided functionality. This includes blocking alternative email clients, browsers, calendar apps etc.. Ridiculous.

I also don't think we'll be seeing java - or any kind of open technology for development on the iThing platform either!

I also don't accept the analogy with the floppy disk - with that being replaced we had better alternatives (CDs and flash drives)

This is not about technical 'innovation' or moving forward. It's a business decision pure and simple, to benefit apples bank balance at the detriment of user choice.