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DaBoz · 01-10-2010, 18:43

Why did they choose Flash?! It won't play on iPhones, and many other mobile platforms. BBC iPlayer doesn't use flash, YouTube too, as does TVCatchup among many other streaming services, all of which work on most mobile platforms including the iPhone.

To exclude the iPhone market seems bonkers, and even with mobile platforms that do support Flash, very few support the version of Flash that can play streaming media, and even less that can play it with any reasonable level of performance.

Bonkers.

01-10-2010, 18:43	#1
DaBoz Inactive Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 487	Virgin Media Player - why on earth Flash? Why did they choose Flash?! It won't play on iPhones, and many other mobile platforms. BBC iPlayer doesn't use flash, YouTube too, as does TVCatchup among many other streaming services, all of which work on most mobile platforms including the iPhone. To exclude the iPhone market seems bonkers, and even with mobile platforms that do support Flash, very few support the version of Flash that can play streaming media, and even less that can play it with any reasonable level of performance. Bonkers.