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Originally Posted by irishjayhawk
This is less Apple fanboyism than it is someone being dense and my SWOTI syndrome kicking in.
He didn't say ALL video. For every site that has no substitute, there's one that does.
MLB's app is superb. ESPN's app is superb. ESPN's web game cast is superb on the Touch.
Buy as in free, most of the time.
Oh, so now it's just a pain in the ass to download an app? And, I guess, if first you don't succeed, bitch about trivial things like that.
You continue to miss the point. Direct link or not, the video is playable on the touch/iPhone/iPad. It would be even if I put it in a simple HTML4 page or a wordpress blog. If CNN put it on their website, it would play. That's been my whole point which is contrary to your inane point about the iPad being irrelevant until HTML5 comes out. Obviously, it isn't.
Also, an app for each site system does have it's drawbacks but it also has a very big upside: UI advantages, offline processing and storage, consistency, design, etc etc.
So, basically, you're points are moot. Jobs hasn't lied about anything in his write up. The iPad isn't outdated yet. The iPad isn't dependent on HTML5. The iPad IS useful without HTML5.
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Wow, so even though you don't actually understand the tech AND you make FALSE statements like "YouTube, Cnn, etc" don't use HTML5.. you continue to be obtuse.
So out of MILLIONS of sites with video.. Let's say I visit 100 every month... I'm going to download 100 apps to use to view their video? That is ridiculous and you know it.
My point IS and always has been... Jobs lied by saying that MOST video was already available...
Just because most video COULD be available if everyone uses html5 or provides an app or provides a direct link (which is inane).. doesn't make it so. And you are DEAD wrongin saying " For every site that has no substitute, there's one that does" maybe for the 5 sites YOU visit but that simply isn't true for the ENTIRE web.
I think the crux of your argument comes to this line... " If (insert any website) put it on their website, it would play" (in reference to direct links of h264 video in html4) .. yes it WOULD but no site wirth a damn ever WOULD... so aren't you the one who loves to bandy about the term "vaporware"... until the MAJORITY of sites switch to HTML5, or create an app or decide to go FULL reerun and put a direct link up... you are wrong... sorry but them's the ACTUAL FACTS... whether you want them to be or not.