Is it a case of the emperor's new clothes or can Apple really do no wrong in the eyes of the masses? It's been bothering me lately as the time has come to replace my worn out old Nokia, donate him (with a fond farewell for good service and medals for good service even after lots of drops, frustrated punches etc) to the mother in law and get something new and shiny.
The kindly folk at work recently loaned me a brand spanking new iPad. Now, not to want to come across as ungrateful but there appear to be holes in my new box-fresh Apple. Not literally, it didn't fall off the back of a lorry (as far as I know). But there's stuff missing on the internet. Namely everything that needs Adobe's flash player to function.
Having been assured by Apple-loving friends (isn't it amazing how dedicated those people are?) that not having flash is never a problem, and any site still using it should have gone the way of the dinosaurs years ago, I still find myself getting frustrated when big gaping holes appear on my browser.
Is there really no way that the seemingly petty squabble between Apple and Adobe can be fixed? Though I like the look of the iPhone and its usability, I'm not keen to commit to something that really doesn't function properly as an internet browser. As far as I can see after a couple of months of iPad use, around half the videos on YouTube alone fail to load on Apple's mobile devices. It's endlessly frustrating.
Pretty ridiculous. But even more ridiculous and frustrating is that Apple's many dedicated fans refuse to recognise it as a big problem. Instead it's like talking to someone who's clapped their hands around their ears and keeps chanting 'la la la I am not listening blah blah blah'.
The emperor's new clothes tale springs to mind, and though the fella may be not sans clobber in front of an adoring crowd, he is looking rather skimpy and partially dressed.
