Comments on: Why Flash on the iPhone/iPad doesn’t solve #mLearning

By: Mary-Lynne Snedden

Mary-Lynne Snedden — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 15:00:15 +0000

As an eLearning developer, I’m VERY disappointed in Apple. The only reason why Apple doesn’t want Flash on their mobile devices is that people would be playing free flash games on them instead of buying new ones at the Apple App Store. Who do they think they’re kidding, foisting the blame on Adobe.
Mary-Lynne Snedden

By: Pris Ferrell

Pris Ferrell — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 19:21:56 +0000

I am very disappointed in my iPad as it doesn’t support flash or java. I pay $39.95 yearly to play Pogo Games and cannot use it here. No one let me know that when I purchased at the Apple store. Should have bought another brand, my daughter talked me into an iPad. I have already warned all my friends to buy something else as you do not support those programs. Sign me an unhappy customer!

By: Simon

Simon — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 13:00:06 +0000

Interesting article. Times have changed since the last post… As of this time Android and WinMo7 (and Win tablet 8 when released) OS do support flash (and Silverlight).

While iPad still does enjoy the largest market share in tablets because of lack of competiontion, the same cannot be said about the iPhone which is now being eclipsed by Flash enabled devices. The same will eventually happen with the iPad due to Steve J creating a closed system and his arrogance toward consumer needs.

While I’m not trying to Apple bash here (have an iPhone, iPad and a MAC myself), the reality is that OS9 died because programmers would not program for it; hence there were few programs to buy. Even Adobe knew this and that is why they switched focus and started releasing their Windows version of their product first.

I have heard constant complants from iPad consumers who surf the web and have a more than lame experience due to Apple’s arrogance. At the end of the day, the consumer will choose something that meets their needs when given a choice, and Android devices have proven that in the mobile market.

Don’t count Flash out of the picture…

By: Dave Mozealous

Dave Mozealous — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:07:58 +0000

@Lesiu,

I think the usage of Java in production LMS’s is higher than you think. I know a great deal of our customers are still using legacy Learning Management Systems that still rely on Java, and yes, I know the differences between Java and Java script. The LMS market has been slow to adopt new standards and technologies in general, as you can see by the SCORM 1.2 (2001) adoption rate being so much higher than SCORM 2004. Fewer modern LMS’s use Java, but many people purchased them when it was en-vogue to use Java. As to your statements about Flash being king, it isn’t on mobile devices, which was the point of the article. I still have yet to see in person any mobile device running Flash, so although 98% of desktop computers run Flash, I am guessing less than %1 mobile devices do.

So yeah, the fact that 98% of desktop machines have the Flash player make it a great platform for eLearning on Desktops, but it doesn’t for mobile platforms until/if we see such high adoption on mobile.

-Dave

By: Lesiu

Lesiu — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:34:20 +0000

Informations in this post aren’t true. At first – LMS use JavaScript API for tracking less Java. At second – there is no problem in Flash. This is very mature and flexible technology which based not only on video but many other features.
At third – there is no need to install plug-in. 98 on 100 users have installed
Flash still is the king.

By: Craig Geromi

Craig Geromi — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 07:17:26 +0000

The moral of this article and the whole iPad, iPhone, iTouch Flash controversy is that we are relying on Flash way to much! Flash is good and has many many uses BUT it’s not the ONLY thing that can be used to portray mobile learning. Many web site companies have adapated to the no Flash uses and have created great web sites, for instance, http://www.wunderground.com. This site has a specific mobile interface and I find it very easy to navigate through. Why can’t the elearning companies work there way around Flash like wunderground did? I think the answer is due to laziness and conformity Flash. This blog mentioned that it was Adobe who was lazy and that there administration is lazy. This may be true, but the elearning developers are just as lazy for not coming up with a solution other than trying to convince Flash to be used on mobile devices. In closing, I want to say Adobe is not the one to blame here, it’s the elearning developers and the mobile device makers. And Dave, I wouldn’t worry to much about your stock. Adobe is a strong company with a bright future, don’t be so hard on them.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:46:12 +0000

Flash on the iPad would make for a very beneficial m-learning tool. Although Flash is currently not supported on the iPad or iPhone, that doesn’t mean developers and designers should write off the iPad as a bad m-learning device. I think Philip makes a good point when saying m-learning needs HTML support, solid CSS support, and solid JavaScript support.

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By: Andrew Scivally

Andrew Scivally — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 06:55:35 +0000

I’m just skipping Flash on the phone and waiting for holograms that project into the air. (with a “scratch and sniff” plugin) Great info Dave!