{"id":9736,"date":"2010-02-23T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-23T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/farmville-is-a-perfect-demonstration-why-flash-is-stupid-in-mobiles-rant\/"},"modified":"2010-02-23T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-02-23T18:00:00","slug":"farmville-is-a-perfect-demonstration-why-flash-is-stupid-in-mobiles-rant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurist\/farmville-is-a-perfect-demonstration-why-flash-is-stupid-in-mobiles-rant.php","title":{"rendered":"FarmVille Is a Perfect Demonstration Why Flash Is Stupid in Mobiles [Rant]"},"content":{"rendered":"

Adobe spends considerable money trying to make us believe that Flash is an indispensable part of the Web. But like a friend said on Twitter, this Nexus demo video shows why Flash is not worth it in any mobile device.<\/p>

He is right. It's not only the battery consumption<\/a>, but the incessant zooming and scrolling, and the loading times. Why would I like to look at a Flash-based web site on the tiny screen of my Windows Phone 7 or my iPhone? Especially when I avoid them on my desktop computer in the first place.<\/p>

So here's the question: Beyond YouTube<\/i>—already available as dedicated apps in all cellphones—and other Flash-based movie playback—which will be soon replaced by HTML5 H.264 embedding—when was the last time you thought \"OH, I NEED FLASH TO RUN THIS MUST-SEE SITE!\"? Unless you want to play inane Flash-based games like Farmville and enjoy<\/i> Flash-based ads in your browser, what does Flash really bring to the web today<\/i>?<\/p>

Do the test: Open your browser, go through your bookmarks, and make a list of actual content delivered by Flash only, the content you actually consume on a daily basis. If you are like most of the people I know, beyond YouTube and porn, you will come back mostly empty-handed.<\/p>

We are in the Web 2.0 era, people. Let's move on to more interesting things. [Redmond Pie<\/a> via Twitter<\/a>]<\/p>

Ed Note: This is just Jesus's opinion, and most of us disagree. – JC<\/i><\/p>

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