When the iPad bandwagon was launched in late January,
ABC and Netflix quickly jumped onboard with
tailor-made apps, while
CBS and others started
transitioning their content to HTML5-compliant formats, all in the name of not being left behind by
the revolution. As it turns out, however, some content providers will be letting this ride pass them by, at least for the moment. The
New York Post today reports that big media heavyweights Time Warner and NBC Universal have turned their noses up at the iPad's high entry demands and will be sticking to what works:
Sources said several large media companies, including Time Warner and NBC Universal, told Apple they won't retool their extensive video libraries to accommodate the iPad, arguing that such a reformatting would be expensive and not worth it because Flash dominates the Web.
According to the
NYP article, these conglomerates have been emboldened by the forthcoming arrival of competing tablets from the likes of
Dell and
HP, and will be seeking their fortunes in the mobile space atop Adobe's winged stallion of web domination that we commonly know as
Flash. This is a decision sure to end in tears -- we just don't know who'll be doing the crying when it all shakes out.
