We all know the issue, during a presentation by Ryan Stewart of Flash on the Google Nexus One Android smart phone, the device failed to load the Flash heavy Eco Zoo website.
Seriously, what was he thinking? Even some netbooks have problems running that site. He could have had a better shot at demonstrating the power of Flash by loading some impressive animations or games from Newgrounds or other Flash content websites. It also did not help that somebody requested that Hulu be tried. The suggestion was a trap, since Hulu, by default, does not support access (an issue completely unrelated to Flash). Ryan’s reply to the request was a somber “Hulu is not supported” but failed to explain that the issue was not with Flash.
So, the question still remains, was the presentation a failure? Considering that Flash Evangelist Ryan was out to woo the crowds then it would be just proper to say that it did not turn out quite how it was supposed to be. But if this was simply a matter of proving that Flash works well on the Android operating system, then we can also say that it has been a resounding success.
The Nexus One is one of the best phones available today. It has 1GHz Snapdragon processor which means that even Flash should be loading fast. Still, there are some sites that are clearly meant to be accessed with more powerful desktop computers.
The bad thing is that many Apple fans are having a field day with the presentation. Many are claiming that Steve Jobs was right all along about Flash being unstable which would apply if only the demonstration was constantly crashing due to Flash on all websites instead of just one.
Any software issue can be worked on and fixed, something that Google and Adobe are certainly working on –and this could have been a situation that Apple could have enjoyed with Adobe if they only chose to be more cooperative.
Tags: Adobe-Flash, AppleiPhone, Google-Android, Google-Nexus-One