HP sticks with Flash as Slate takes on Pad
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Hewlett-Packard has released videos of its Slate tablet, which takes a swipe at Apple's iPad, by showing Adobe's Flash player running on the device under Microsoft's Windows 7. Apple chief, Steve Jobs, has been slagging off Flash willy-nilly since his poncy iPad doesn't support it. Flash rules the web when it comes to short annoying videos, especially in adverts. QuickTime doesn't. HP has bitten back at Aple by marketing its device around the inability of the iPad to...
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