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Apple releases "iPad ready" list of Flash-free websites
As you'd expect, not one of the "iPad ready" sites relies on Flash. Some of the sites on the list just use the HTML5 video tag, and some (like Major League Baseball's MLB.com) have iPad-optimized versions ready to go. This basically reads as a message from Apple, saying, "Don't worry about the Flash thing. Heck, you don't even have to know what HTML is to understand this simple message: all of your favorite sites are going to work on our new device."
Does the existence of this list mean that Apple is worried about attacks on the iPad as lacking a full browsing experience, or is it just a showcase?
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Subscribe to commentsr3loadedApr 2nd 2010 9:17AM
RDF in force - please stand back...
216Apr 2nd 2010 9:23AM
So does this mean that you can view the "Flashless" versions of these websites on a computer? Or from an Android phone?
DanielApr 4th 2010 5:32PM
If you changed your browser User Agent to the iPad's, you would be able to view it in your browser. If you're a Firefox user, an easy way to do this is by installing User Agent Switcher: http://bit.ly/9PWR2B
And here's the iPad's user agent: http://bit.ly/cHy1uC
Don't forget to thank me ;)
HomanApr 2nd 2010 9:52AM
I don't wanna know sites show on the devices I intend to buy.
I need to know which devices can show the websites I intend to visit
William AlemanApr 2nd 2010 10:48AM
Why these websites show Flash when running from a desktop computer? If we have advanced browser why not view this pages in all HTML5.
DanielApr 4th 2010 5:33PM
Just see my reply to @316, and you can view those sites in HTML5 on your desktop (if you're running Firefox)
master811Apr 2nd 2010 11:16AM
"Does the existence of this list mean that Apple is worried about attacks on the iPad as lacking a full browsing experience, or is it just a showcase?"
Please..... the only reason Apple doesn't want Flash on the iPad/iPhone is because if they did, they're entire App store business with those thousands of pricey games (which also exist in Flash elsewhere on the net) would go out the Window. The same goes for their Video store.
Joseph CrawfordApr 5th 2010 9:20AM
I completely agree. I have vowed not to buy an iPad until they support Flash so that I can visit any website I wish and not the ones on their little supported list.