The inability to view websites that use Adobe's Flash technology for videos and animations is a source of irritation for new iPad owners, according to Changewave
A survey of 153 new iPad owners by Changewave, a market research company, found that a lack of support for Flash technology was one of the things they most disliked about Apple's flagship device.
Around 11 per cent of new iPad owners said this was an irritation, while other annoyances included problems with the Wi-Fi connection dropping out (9 per cent), trying to keep the screen clean (9 per cent), a lack of apps for the gadget (7 per cent), and the weight of the iPad (7 per cent). Apple has been embroiled in a bitter war of words with Adobe over Flash, which is not supported on any of Apple's multimedia devices. Apple claims Flash is "buggy" and prone to crashing, and favour the rival HTML5 format, while Adobe says that Apple's stance threatens the future development of the web and constitutes a 'walled garden' approach.
The Changewave survey found that around 80 per cent of iPad owners use it to browse the web, while 48 per cent used it to watch video, which could explain why some users were annoyed by the lack of Flash. Other popular uses included checking emails (71 per cent), downloading apps from the App Store (56 per cent) and reading ebooks (33 per cent). Continue reading here...
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