Some useful context on the Apple / Flash debate: daringfireball.net/2010/01/apple_adobe_flash
Phil On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 12:20 PM, Michael Kraskin <michael.kras...@bbc.com>wrote: > I think the no-Flash means that it a seriously crippled web browser. > Hardly the "best way to browse the internet," and thus will be a serious > disappointment, not only to power users, but to casual internet surfers as > well. > > The no-camera thing just screams "wait for the second generation before you > buy one" > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk <owner-backst...@lists.bbc.co.uk> > To: backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk <backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk> > Sent: Thu Jan 28 07:03:32 2010 > Subject: Re: [backstage] iPad > > On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:49, Dave Crossland <d...@lab6.com> wrote: > > 2010/1/28 Daniel Morris <daniel.mor...@bbc.co.uk>: > >> > >> > Sorry, I didn't realise we were back in the 1970s where the software > that > >> > runs on the iPhone can be called an operating system. > >> > >> Am I missing something - how is it not an OS? :) > > > > Apple actively oppose you installing whatever you want to, and running > > applications in the background, on the iPhone and now on the iPad. > > > > These are features of any respectable operating system since the 70s. > > No, these are features of any operating system designed for use by > computer users. > > > If you own your computer, it ought to be under your control. Apple > > computers are not. The ultimate answer is 100% free software. > > The same applies to your car, central heating system, ADSL router, > Freeview box, TV and most mobile phones... > > and while a laudable goal, the people who won't buy one of those > things for this reason is in the minority, principally because a) you > need to find someone to actually make the thing and sell it at a > reasonable price, and b) the alternatives often aren't that good (in > other words, the freedom is a great big trade-off). > > Point of note, though, it's a "computer" in the technical sense, in > the same way that all mobile phones are "computers". Really, though, > it's CE. Adjust expectations accordingly. What it isn't, and > specifically isn't claimed to be (though lots of people would > certainly like one) is a tablet-form-factor Mac. > > M. > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > > This e-mail (and any attachments) is confidential and may contain > personal views which are not the views of the BBC unless specifically > stated. If you have received it in error, please delete it from your system. > Do not use, copy or disclose the information in any way nor act in reliance > on it and notify the sender immediately. > > Please note that the BBC monitors e-mails sent or received. Further > communication will signify your consent to this > > -- http://philwhitehouse.blogspot.com
