According to Adobe CEO, iPad Doomed to Crash & Burn

[Michael Knutson]

<div class='os_post_top_link'><a href='http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/article/adobe_ceo_ipads_days_are_numbered/' target='_blank'>http://www.macobserver.com/tmo/arti...s_are_numbered/</a><br /><br /></div><p><em>"Apple&rsquo;s iPad is doomed to fall to competing tablets, and that day is coming soon, according to Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen. He shared that bit of precognition, along with some other thoughts, this week in an interview at the AllThingsD D9 conference."</em></p><p><img src="http://images.thoughtsmedia.com/resizer/thumbs/size/600/at/auto/1307165834.usr17748.jpg" style="border: 0;" /></p><p>With the release of Android for tablets (3.0+), many pundits have predicted the demise of the iPad, but it hasn't happened yet. Adobe's CEO states that the decision for Apple to not allow Flash on iDevices, is not really a technical issue, but rather a business decision having to do with Apple's desire for total control over the platform, and over software distribution through the App Store. Um, Adobe, first and foremost, it's about the user experience - Flash has been tested, and runs like crap on iOS devices, so Apple has made its thumbs-down decision. Control issues certainly are there, but a distant second in this case. If Apple's market-leading position falters, I think that it'll be ultimately because of the strengths of Android, a superior user experience, with Flash playing a very minor role at best.</p>

[griph]

"Apple’s iPad is doomed to fall to competing tablets, and that day is coming soon, according to Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen. He shared that bit of precognition, along with some other thoughts, this week in an interview at the AllThingsD D9 conference."

What an idiot - iPad already has 80% of the Pad market and whilst its competitors may be developing their devices, does he honestly think that Apple are going to sit back on their laurels and not progress!

[backdoc94]

I personally think he has a point. Although I love my iPhone and iPad I am continually annoyed with having to be tethered to a computer for music and video transfers and ever more frustruated at the number of website I cannot experience due to the lack of Flash support and, once again, needing to go to a computer for viewing. If Android 3.0 has improved it's experience I will be considering it for my next pad. I have not upgraded my iPad to the 2 specifically for those reasons. Many of us are not Apple "loyalists" and will move on if a better platform comes out. I love Apple products but hate Apple business practices concerning Flash and restrictive access to customize my devices.