Schlock and the iPad

With the announcement of the iPad last week, there has been a fair bit of discussion around our developer friends about our apps, and whether or not we'll be making iPad specific versions of them. Howard has also received a few questions about the subject of the Schlock Mercenary app.

Yes, I will be making an iPad version of the Schlock Mercenary app. I have already started with some screen designs, though there has been no code writing yet.

I like the look and idea of the iPad. I often find myself at home wanting to check out a webpage, but don't want to use my iPhone (too small), or switch on my laptop (too much hassle). The iPad seems like the perfect in between in this regard.

And for everyone that says "but it doesn't have Flash", well, that's not an issue for me. Personally, I dislike Flash heavy sites, and if I can't view a site on my devices (which are all very popular worldwide), then chances are it's not a site I want to visit anyway. As a web developer, I have argued against using Flash for anything except a very few special cases (file uploaders and video), and will continue to do so.