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Flash On Android Is 'Shockingly Bad'

Hugh Pickens writes "Ryan Lawler writes on GigaOm that although many have touted the availability of Flash on Android devices as a competitive advantage over Apple's mobile devices, while trying to watch videos from ABC.com, Fox.com and Metacafe using Flash 10.1 on a Nexus One over a local Wi-Fi network connected to a 25-Mbps Verizon FiOS broadband connection, mobile expert Kevin Tofel found that videos were slow to load, if they loaded at all, leading to an overall very inconsistent experience while using his Android device for video. 'While in theory Flash video might be a competitive advantage for Android users, in practice it's difficult to imagine anyone actually trying to watch non-optimized web video on an Android handset,' writes Lawler. 'All of which makes one believe that maybe Steve Jobs was right to eschew Flash in lieu of HTML5 on the iPhone and iPad.'"

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  1. Works fine on my e52 by Colin+Smith · · Score: 5, Funny

    What can I say.

    Leave the country, move somewhere with a 21st century mobile infrastructure.
    Learn to smoke, casually.
    Lose weight.
    Wear better clothes.
    Talk with an accent.
    Use a Nokia.

    In short, become European. Life is better.
     

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  2. Re:Breaking news! by amicusNYCL · · Score: 5, Funny

    No, a real Australian would find a way to fit "cunt" into the sentence.

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  3. Re:Breaking news! by T+Murphy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Am I the only one bothered by the parent failing to use the title "News Flash!"?