Motorola Xoom Shipping Without Flash Support?
Motorola Xoom Shipping Without Flash Support?
Posted 02/22/2011 at 5:52am
| by Paul Lilly
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More details continue to emerge as the Motorola Xoom inches closer to launch. We recently learned the Xoom 3G would ship for $800, while the Wi-Fi only version will ship for $600. That's a bit higher than some had hoped, and now it's looking like it won't ship with Flash support until later this year, according to an ad on Verizon Wireless' website.
The recently posted ad touts the much anticipated Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet and lays out the pertinent specs at a glance, and even makes it a point to say that it's "fully Flash-enabled for video-rich Web," a tidbit Verizon lists right next to the 1GHz dual-core processor. But there's also this disclaimer in the fine print:
"Adobe Flash expected Sring 2011."
That means it won't launch with Flash support, one of the most criticized missing features of Apple's iPad tablet. Unlike the iPad, however, Flash support for the Xoom is on its way. Cross your fingers there won't be any delays.
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theassman
February 22, 2011 at 10:00am
I have an iPad and the only time I miss not having Flash is when a website uses it for their interface and doesn't offer an HTML version of the site, which is rare. I really love how these other companies are sort of hinging sales on the fact they can do Flash...who cares.
Exarkun1138
February 22, 2011 at 6:24am
Didn't Motorola learn anything from Apple's iPad and its lack of Flash support? Hello???
cj100570
February 22, 2011 at 9:03am
The lack of Flash on the iPad hasn't hurt it's sales 1 bit. But since 1 of the selling points of Android is that you get the "Whole Web" it is a bit puzzling that the current version of Flash isn't included. Between this, the price, the SD card issue, and the 4G issue it seems like Motorola is trying to sabotage it's own product.
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