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(Unverified)Aug 12th 2010 11:50AM
I'm confused. If Apple had released mobile devices with a proper web browser that supported standard Internet technologies and a more complete Internet experience, then wouldn't we have been able to access Grooveshark from the very beginning and wouldn't the staff of Grooveshark been able to fully focus on improving and supporting their one product. That would have been a pretty big win-win-win for Grooveshark, those of us with iPhones, and the rest of the Internet population. That's not what happened, and it leaves one to wonder what the real character of this situation is. To me, this feels a little like celebrating the day that a bruise finally goes away from the time when you got struck in the head with a baseball. That's great but isn't a world where you're not getting hit in the hear with baseballs in the first place a better one? Maybe I'm overthinking?
(Unverified)Aug 12th 2010 12:41PM
Yes, i Devices don't support Flash. We get it. Please stop.
(Unverified)Aug 12th 2010 1:42PM
With a form of Flash available to jailbroken iPhones now (called Frash), I can actually say from experience that Flash on mobile devices really isn't that great. While I think that users should be able to choose what they do with their device, the omission of Flash really isn't that big of a deal. It sucks up the battery, videos don't play in full screen, and games are nearly useless without a mouse. Plus you don't have to see any placeholders for those annoying Flash ads.
With that being said, Grooveshark as a flash app would not work well for mobile devices. The UI would be much too cramped for the iPhone's screen, and you would always have to leave a tab open in Safari that would be running Flash. That would not be good.
The fact that Apple has finally allowed Grooveshark into the App Store is a good thing. Grooveshark is a great app, and now that it has the chance to go mainstream, hopefully the developers will put more resources into developing the app. I would like to see the graphics updated for the Retina display, background streaming, and easier playlist creation for starters.
In summary, Tom is right. Stop beating a dead horse and be happy that you can enjoy Grooveshark without jailbreaking your phone. HTML 5 really is the future anyways.