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Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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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?

Amongst the half a dozen machines I regularly use, it crashes much more often than the browser. This includes a couple of Windows machines, where Flash is most at home!

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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The author of the video posted the following comment on the video's page:

"zedomax @InfiniteStyleBlog Actually I pressed the home button, it didn't crash, Android OS gives u an error message if it does crash so just to clarify. I think I was trying to hit the Back button and hit the Home button."

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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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.

Seems like it's a bit early to judge the quality of their product. Seems like an excellent idea to keep it in the lab and out of the public eye, then.

This exposure partly might be due to Steve Jobs calling Adobe out last week.

And people do want to see flash running on a device, and now we have it. This is a huge step. I mean, sure, there are still a large number of questions, like battery, speed, but this is great.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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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?

It has that reputation because it does crash. Also, Steve Jobs mentioned that it's the #1 cause of Mac crashes, and I saw someone link the Firefox crash reports that seemed to agree, too.

Just because it works well fro you doesn't mean it does for everyone else.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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post #42

The author of the video posted the following comment on the video's page: "zedomax @InfiniteStyleBlog Actually I pressed the home button, it didn't crash, Android OS gives u an error message if it does crash so just to clarify. I think I was trying to hit the Back button and hit the Home button."

Vote this up, Why the hell is someone making this up?

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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The author of the video posted the following comment on the video's page: "zedomax @InfiniteStyleBlog Actually I pressed the home button, it didn't crash, Android OS gives u an error message if it does crash so just to clarify. I think I was trying to hit the Back button and hit the Home button."

I'm calling bullshit on this excuse.

If you watch this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgFHGALMqK4) you can see the controls are located on the top of the device (appears the home button is on the left from his interaction with the tablet around 25 seconds in.)

However, if you watch the linked video, it's pretty clear the guy is holding on to the sides of the device. It's even more apparent when the browser crashes and you see his reflection (against the black background), that his hands/fingers are no where near the top of the device.

It's alpha software and crashes happen. No need to make excuses for Android OS or Flash. For alpha software, it runs remarkably well.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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The author of the video posted the following comment on the video's page: "zedomax @InfiniteStyleBlog Actually I pressed the home button, it didn't crash, Android OS gives u an error message if it does crash so just to clarify. I think I was trying to hit the Back button and hit the Home button."

I'm calling bullshit on this excuse. If you watch this video ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgFHGALMqK4 ) you can see the controls are located on the top of the device (appears the home button is on the left from his interaction with the tablet around 25 seconds in.) However, if you watch the linked video, it's pretty clear the guy is holding on to the sides of the device. It's even more apparent when the browser c…

Yep, I call bullshit too. I've had my browser crash dozens of times on my Nexus without a single message. Just poof, back to the homescreen. Relaunching the browser will show the homepage and no other windows open.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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The author of the video posted the following comment on the video's page: "zedomax @InfiniteStyleBlog Actually I pressed the home button, it didn't crash, Android OS gives u an error message if it does crash so just to clarify. I think I was trying to hit the Back button and hit the Home button."

I hate to defend Flash in any way, but even it were a crash, how do we know Flash caused it? Yes, I have my own problems with Flash and love to hate it but it's really not being honest.

These other possibilities that should have been apparent from the beginning have me surprised by the reaction.

Re: Android Tablet Crashes during Flash Demo

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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?

"Flash is crap" because it's a cpu hog, browse the web with ads on an older PC and Flash dominates the machine.
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