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Pretty bad. In fact, if you’re thinking video, utterly unusable.
It’s like a bad joke, the Android browsing experience is already pretty clunky looking when you sit it next to the iPhone and the huge black rectangles jumping around the page 5 frames too late as it struggles to redraw really doesn’t help. Looks completely hacked in and half arsed, this is supposed to be Adobe’s flagship mobile product and this is the best they can deliver?
Apologist geeks in the comments are trying to justify that the videos should have been re-encoded but doesn’t that completely defeat the argument that Flash should have been on the iPhone? By that logic you are suggesting that video makers re-encode all their video, Adobe programs Flash for iPhone and Apple allows it on their phones just to save you reprogramming a video player… because that’s the only part of this chain which hasn’t had to be completely changed just to get that video to the device via Flash.
I’ll remember this video next time Shantanu Narayen spews forth more bullshit like the following
I think we’ve proven that the technology is not only suitable but it actually significantly enhances the value on these mobile devices.
There was 5 exabytes [5 billion gigabytes] of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every 2 days, and the pace is increasing…
People aren’t ready for the technology revolution that’s going to happen to them.
”The creeping feeling that Android is the new Windows becomes an overwhelming sensation the first time you boot up Droid X. Seven sprawling desktop screens, littered with widgets, oodles of little programs—the vast majority of which you probably don’t want or need. It’s overwhelming and utterly incomprehensible if you’re not the kind of person who’s seen at least two non-JJ Abrams Star Trek movies.
The minutes lost to clearing them to get to a reasonably clean desktop, one press-and-hold-and-swipe gesture at a time, brought me back to the sullen days of removing crapware from whiny relatives’ Sony Vaios. Breathtaking hardware, filled to the brim with crap.
”Google to offer gay staff extra pay to allow for tax inequality with straight couples: http://bit.ly/9pZhC5 /via @KuraFire
Google’s infrastructure is mind-blowing.
Official Google Webmaster Central Blog: Our new search index: Caffeine
marc / thedailywhat:
Mashup of the Day: Google tries to explain Wave using the classic “does he look like a bitch” scene from Pulp Fiction.
I still don’t get it, but am thoroughly entertained nonetheless.
See Also: Good Will Waving.
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This is awesome!
Lots of our time each day is spent online, and every page on the web is experienced through the browser. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize that there are many browsers out there, which differ on features like speed, security and extensibility.
So, the next time you find yourself as the informal tech support for your family and friends, make sure to explain why their browser matters — and of course, what it is!
