Microsoft lifts the Adobe Flash restrictions in Windows 8/RT, no word on Silverlight

3. Droid_X_Doug posted on 12 Mar 2013, 10:13 2 2

MS was getting slammed for blocking Flash in Win8. They were losing sales (worst of all, customers would buy the Surface Pro and then return it) over the Flash issue.

12. faisal8708 posted on 12 Mar 2013, 11:41 4 0

Any source for ur claim?

16. Droid_X_Doug posted on 12 Mar 2013, 13:18 0 1

Well, I spent a few days at the Palo Alto MS store looking at the Surface Pro, and I saw returns. Admittedly, a few observations does not make a trend, but you never saw iPads being returned after launch. And, if sales were strong, Ballmer and crew would be screaming their heads off about it. It is approaching a month since the Pro started shipping, and silence about its sales 'success'. The most visible story was about the supply of Surface Pro units being held back to give the impression of high sales.

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21. UrbanPhantom posted on 12 Mar 2013, 14:23 1 0

It's possible what you saw was legit, but that doesn't mean your personal observations carry any weight in regards to customer satisfaction and sales on a wider scale..

Compared to the raw power of the Surface Pro, the iPAD and Android tablets are just toys. Flash or no Flash, the Surface Pro packs a heavy punch that can easily knock out most other tablets.

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25. Droid_X_Doug posted on 12 Mar 2013, 16:10 0 0

I guess the 'raw power' of the Surface Pro was not raw-enough for Flash until today, eh? Regardless, forecasts of the demise of Flash are premature. Especially when 50 to 80% of the web content is in Flash.

Out of curiosity, what do you do when you encounter a website with Flash-based content? Look away?

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28. faisal8708 posted on 13 Mar 2013, 12:31 0 0

If I m right both ipad and android tablets dont hav flash r they returned for tht reason.

" I spent a few days...." wht were u doin thr for days TROLLING

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4. iWorld posted on 12 Mar 2013, 10:13 9 1

Doesn't matter. Future is fully HTML5 dominated. Neither Flash nor Silverlight will survive.

5. Droid_X_Doug posted on 12 Mar 2013, 10:28 3 0

Steve Jobs said the same thing. He is all gone, and Flash is still here.

7. the_best posted on 12 Mar 2013, 10:38 1 2

its got to be true, cous the fruit guy said it!!

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8. iWorld posted on 12 Mar 2013, 10:41 0 2

Wait & Watch kid

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15. Droid_X_Doug posted on 12 Mar 2013, 13:11 1 0

Going to have to wait a looooong time. BTW, there are still versions of DOS that are in use to this day....

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22. UrbanPhantom posted on 12 Mar 2013, 14:32 0 0

Flash may be around, but it's not on my smartphone, and nobody is demanding it for web design either. I personally thought it was great, and FlashKit was an amazing website, for those that remember it. You can thank Apple for killing it off, but it's true that HTML 5 provides similiar and more stable functions, provided you know JavaScript as well...

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26. Droid_X_Doug posted on 12 Mar 2013, 16:13 0 0

Are you getting a bit defensive? Web pages are continually being created with Flash content. PA is but one example. Flash is easier (aka less cost) to create web content with. Until HTML5 becomes compelling (as opposed to 'where the future is'), Flash will continue to be utilized.

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14. therealestmc posted on 12 Mar 2013, 12:44 0 0

Well, until that future comes, can I have my flash player, please?

11. papss posted on 12 Mar 2013, 11:40 2 0

No ill BING it instead ;)

10. GALAXY-STORM posted on 12 Mar 2013, 11:29 0 7

Sammy doesn't put any restrictions, which is why its the best thing to tamper with.

13. papss posted on 12 Mar 2013, 11:43 2 0

No but they SS can't make great hardware if they tried... I don't reward copycats with my money..

19. Credo posted on 12 Mar 2013, 13:30 0 0

me to ! :)