There will never be a way to play Flash natively on the iPad. As you've discovered, 'work arounds' all have serious limitations. I think that, if you buy an iPad, you implicitly accept that you'll never be able to play Flash. Apple never made a secret of this and, for (I guess) the majority of users, it's not a real deal breaker. I think, too, that most Forum members would agree that there will never be a 'solution' to this 'problem'.
Tim
Scotland
Natively, no. Unless something changes at Apple. God only know what will happen if Mr. Jobs passes on or retires. What if he is replaced by someone that loves a huge bottom line? Perhaps the rapid growth of Android will force a change. Remember, most Apple product customers are not Fanboys and I am not so sure they rule Apple. Well, Steve Jobs is a Fanboy, I suppose.
Suppose I develop a replacement for Flash? I out-Flash, Flash? No way in heck you will see it and no way can you install it, either. Not as long as the market remains closed to me, which would be the case. NOTHING you or I will develop will EVER see the Apple market if Jobs and Apple do not approve it. Comply with Apple or die.
Jobs will eventually disappear and someone will replace him. Then his opinions and thoughts do not matter and Flash might arrive on the iThingys. If there is a need for flash, we will have flash. Although we really do not need Flash.
So here is the question: will Android force Apple to change and capitulate on Flash or the other things people want? I wonder how many users we do not hear from are pissed that their iPad is rather limited and they really cant do the things they thought their iPad could do. I honestly thought I coulfd print wirelessly. I actually thought I could install off market apps. I honestly thought I could create document templates. I honestly thought many things.
Mad iPad customers might not consider the next version. And if they do buy iPad 2 and iPad 3 is released in the fall as some think, will that make users even more pissed?
Thank God for Craigslist.
No way in hell will I buy an iPad 2. Not with Android providing hundreds of choices; in China alone, there are more than 40 android tablets available right now. Not saying they are good or bad, just saying there is a bunch on them. And then there are the US companies offering pads of all sort.
We have XOOM arriving soon and Google is not shy in telling us they want to own the market. Perhaps not an iPad killer, but there is an iPad killer out there I am sure
Jailbreak and run Frash. Just saying.
Bob Maxey