Reactions around the Web to the lack of Flash support on the iPad are extremely polarized. The most common complaint is that Flash is necessary for a larger percentage of the Web to work properly. Popular video sites like Hulu, FunnyOrDie, and others are effectively shut out of the iPad browsing experience. This also includes many casual games, a majority of which are written and deployed online using Adobe Flash.
Of course, Apple has its own reasons for excluding Flash from the iPhone OS (which also runs on the iPad). Apple also offers its own alternatives—for which you’ll have to pay—but those aren’t always up to par with the unbridled selection you find online.
We’d like to know your position on the absence of Flash on the iPad. We realize that this is a random sampling and not authoritative, but we’re still interested in what you guys think about this issue. Our readers skew highly to the educated, high-income, IT, and otherwise professional market segment, and we know that many of you like to tinker with your gadgets or are software developers.
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