"Sometimes we have to create animation to support the studio, not have the studio to support the animation, " he said.

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Education is key, but giving Americans the ability to negotiate for decent, middle-class wages is also important, especially in an economy that is increasingly outsourcing everything from tech-support to animation to legal services.

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Unlike the iPad, all four tablets will support Adobe Flash, a multimedia platform that adds animation and interactivity to web pages.

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