HP's CTO announces Flash Player running on HP's upcoming Slate tablet
Since 85% of Alexa top 100 websites use Flash, and 75% of all video on the web is Flash, having the Flash Player on a tablet is the only way to experience the true web.
Phil McKinney, VP and CTO of Hewlett-Packard's Personal Systems Group posted the following on a HP blog: "With this slate product, you’re getting a full Web browsing experience in the palm of your hand. No watered-down Internet, no sacrifices. We just posted a quick video showing some more of what that’s like as well as how the slate device will work as an eBook reader. Enjoy the short clip (and the techno soundtrack)."
In addition, here is a more in-depth demo of Flash Player running on the HP Slate.
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