Android 2.2 to support flash

In an interview with The New York Times, Google’s Andy Rubin revealed that the upcoming version of the Android mobile operating system will fully support Flash technology. Code named Froyo, Adobe showed us Android 2.2 with Flash 10.1 on a Nexus One last month.

In a world where every company seems to find excuses not support flash, I find it incredibly exciting to hear that this is no longer a stereotype of the mobile world. The Wii had a very outdated version of Flash, the DSi had none at all, your average phone has none, and even high tech, and I use the term high tech loosely, pieces of media equipment such as the iTouch or iPhone don't support it. It was beginning to seem as if companies have a gripe with flash, and were deliberately trying to kill it's success at the expense of their own products. Perhaps, on the other hand, one company that happens to be a leader in the smartphone race has a bone to pick with, like, everyone.

Needless to say, I am officially wishing I could have an Android phone, specifically one running version 2.2 which will support flash 10. I think Apple has dug themselves one heck of a hole at this point. Microsoft, Google, and Adobe are now on their grudge list and considering two of these companies are very powerful web forces (Google, Adobe) and the other is coming out with what is supposed to be a revolutionary new smartphone (Microsoft) they have plenty of competition with a nice huge advantage over them now.

I can't speak for him, but if I were in charge of decisions at Apple, I'd be scared right about now. Android 2.2 officially has a major advantage over it's main competitor, the iPhone.

Windows XP will not support Internet Explorer 9

It's official. Windows XP will not support Internet Explorer 9. A lot of people are outraged that this is so, but I have one question? Why? Unless you're pretty young, you should know that this trend has existed forever. Back in the day, people treated Windows 2000 like they did XP now. The facts are however, that Windows XP is an obsolete operating system. Windows XP was released in the year 2001. It has been 9 years approximately since it's release, and it has been succeeded not by just one, but two newer and better operating systems. What people are doing now with Windows XP would've been like clinging to Windows 98 when Windows 2000 came along. Believe it or not Windows XP doesn't really have a chance anymore. It's in it's coffin, and it's just waiting for us to shut the doors, so to speak.

It's not a matter of choice anymore. Tons of new operating system features have been released that boast important security fixes, performance increases, and new features entirely, and frankly I believe it's time XP died, or perhaps was killed. It's too obsolete to continue supporting new software. This is fact, not opinion.

In conclusion, one should not be outraged as support is dropped for XP. It is getting more than any operating system has yet, and frankly, consumers should keep that in mind and stop being such dinosaurs with their computers. See, personal computers are not designed to be legacy computers. They are meant to be replaced. If consumers intend to fight this, they should expect for flexibility to eventually snap, resulting in loss of compatibility. It's pretty simple really.