Time Warner and NBC Universal are reportedly refusing to convert their video libraries to a format supported by HTML5 and the iPad, according to the NY Post.
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.
The companies have apparently been emboldened in their rebuffing of Apple by the impending launch of alternative tablet devices and the Google TV.
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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.
The companies have apparently been emboldened in their rebuffing of Apple by the impending launch of alternative tablet devices and the Google TV.
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