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Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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Post by stanleydrew »

ramchip wrote: post #26
Andys wrote: post #15

In other words, its an accurate port of the Flash platform to this new device.

Amusing comment, but I don't really understand why Flash has this reputation of crashing. I don't remember seeing it crash my browser, at least in a very long time. Why is there a "flash is crap" meme? Is it because it's unstable on Linux?

I think it's mostly because it eats resources like it's the only thing running on my system. My fan spins up every time i try to watch a youtube clip. Oh and it does crash occasionally, although much less frequently as time goes on.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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Post by angstrom »

malkia wrote: post #12
cscotta wrote: post #4

Alpha software is alpha-quality. It takes time to get things right. My pre-release stuff is full of bugs...which is why it's pre-release. Seems like it's a bit early to judge the quality of their product.

Zeta Software is Zeta-Quality :) Fun aside, but we do extensive stress tests for our games before going to the E3, or even for just journalist visits. If we know that the game crash, a special person is playing it (usually some QA guy) so that it doesn't. That's failure to DEMONSTRATE!

Yeah, I don't give them a by on this either. It's not on the level of a BSOD during a CEO demonstration, but it's not promising either.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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Post by aidenn0 »

windsurfer wrote: post #28
ramchip wrote: post #26

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amusing comment, but I don't really understand why Flash has this reputation of crashing. I don't remember seeing it crash my browser, at least in a very long time. Why is there a "flash is crap" meme? Is it because it's unstable on Linux?

It's actually really stable on linux 32 bit. I haven't seen it crash... and i develop for it sometimes.

Have you tried playing SMB crossover with it? It crashes flash in less than 5 minutes of game play for me if I use the contra guy.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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Post by jgg »

I've kept my mouth shut for a while now, but I have to be honest - I can't stand this fucking bullshit anymore. Do you realize how pathetic you look by posting this back-and-forth tech company drivel? I don't have or use an Android, an iPhone, a Palm or whatever other pointless gadget everyone here masturbates to, so I'm not saying this as a fanboy of anything. I'm just tired of seeing all this tech gossip posted to the front page. It's not interesting, it's not new and it makes Hacker News appear no better than Reddit - read some of the comments in this thread to see what I mean.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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Post by astrec »

jgg wrote: post #35

I've kept my mouth shut for a while now, but I have to be honest - I can't stand this fucking bullshit anymore. Do you realize how pathetic you look by posting this back-and-forth tech company drivel? I don't have or use an Android, an iPhone, a Palm or whatever other pointless gadget everyone here masturbates to, so I'm not saying this as a fanboy of anything. I'm just tired of seeing all this tech gossip posted to…

Dare I suggest you cast your vote for other stories? Whinging is (mostly) never constructive.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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Post by darrenkopp »

iron_ball wrote: post #32
darrenkopp wrote: post #29

Are we sure it crashed? Didn't see a force close... More plausible he accidentally hit the home button.

I have an Android phone and love it, but I have seen certain apps CTD.

interesting. I have never seen an app crash without a force close. wonder if it's the difference between native applications and those that use java.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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Post by DrSprout »

loire280 wrote: post #20
cscotta wrote: post #4

Alpha software is alpha-quality. It takes time to get things right. My pre-release stuff is full of bugs...which is why it's pre-release. Seems like it's a bit early to judge the quality of their product.

Assuming that large portions of the Android Flash player are borrowed from the Linux version of Flash, I'm not very hopeful for the final product. Flash Player for Linux is by far the buggiest of the desktop implementations. On the other hand, Linux users may get lucky and indirectly benefit from a renewed push to improve that code base!

Flash hasn't crashed on me in over a year.

Firefox frequently refuses to run Flash, but I've pretty much given up on that, and when I want Flash, I copy the url into Chromium. It's actually a nice separation, since I've got one locked-down noscripted browser I go where I want on,and one that I use when I'm looking for rich media.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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Post by jgg »

astrec wrote: post #36
jgg wrote: post #35

I've kept my mouth shut for a while now, but I have to be honest - I can't stand this fucking bullshit anymore. Do you realize how pathetic you look by posting this back-and-forth tech company drivel? I don't have or use an Android, an iPhone, a Palm or whatever other pointless gadget everyone here masturbates to, so I'm not saying this as a fanboy of anything. I'm just tired of seeing all this tech gossip posted to…

Dare I suggest you cast your vote for other stories? Whinging is (mostly) never constructive.

I do. There are so many of these as of late that it's become unbearable. I've been trying to ignore it, but I can't stand it anymore.
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