Steve Jobs is apparently saying that Abode Flash and Apple products like the iPod, iPhone and iPad will definitely never be seen together, as outlined by Fox News. Many tech fans had wondered if Jobs would eventually cave to the pressure, as Flash videos are nevertheless widely used on many sites. However, Steve Jobs’ “Thoughts on Flash” letter should mean less instant cash for Adobe, as the Apple CEO gives six well-reasoned arguments for why Flash video won’t mix with the iCrowd. Jobs has significant philosophical and technical concerns about Adobe Flash, chief among them the fact Flash videos frequently cause OS crashes.
Steve Jobs Flash call draws Adobe’s ire
Fox News reports that Lee Brimelow didn’t mince words concerning Steve Jobs and his Flash stance:
"Speaking purely for myself, I would like to make it clear what is going through my mind at the moment. Go screw yourself, Apple.”
Apple didn't want to respond to this. Jobs really just wanted to point out that Flash is proprietary product and that he is against products that "stifle innovation." He would rather have HTML5 as an open standards platform. That most Apple products are also proprietary didn’t seem to enter into Jobs’ argument, but he was just getting began. He continued by reminding all the readers that Flash is an old technology that could easily be swapped out with “more modern formats” like H.264 that do not cause as many crashes.
Flash and Crash
What is the problem for real? Flash gets in the way as outlined by Steve Jobs. As he puts it in "Thoughts on Flash,":
“We know from painful experience that letting a third-party layer of software come between the platform and the developer ultimately results in sub-standard apps and hinders the enhancement and progress of the platform. We cannot be at the mercy of a third party deciding if and when they will make our enhancements available to our developers.”
How does Adobe feel about getting called a third wheel? All is quiet on the Adobe front, except for eloquent statements such as Brimelow's. Media, programmers, and others all give off a sense that Adobe is dying. Lance Ulanoff from PC Magazine called the Steve Jobs Flash bash “an incredible attack on Flash, (one that) could shake its very foundations.”.
Sources for the article
Fox News
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/29/flash-iphone-apples-steve-jobs-finally-explains/?test=latestnews
Thoughts on Flash
http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/
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