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Apr 29
2010
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After releasing the iPad, Steve Jobs and Apple were accused that they didn't introduced Flash into the new gadget's web browser. It is well known that Flash is not going to be allowed on any kind of iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch device, but many claimed that this is because of the disastrous relationship between Apple and Adobe. Adobe will not try anymore to introduce Flash into Apple's gadgets, that's for sure, but Steve Jobs may have another reason for his decision.
Steve Jobs claims that "Flash was created during the PC Era" and the mobile web is about low-power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards - things that Flash is not fulfilling right now. Jobs also claimed that there's not any kind of fight between Apple and Flash, as the two companies are in good relationships, but he says that it's time to move on from the Flash era. Instead of using Flash, Apple used HTML5, CSS and JavaScript, all of them having open standards.
Adobe claims that Apple can't play Flash games, which is fully true, but they don't take into consideration the fact that AppStore offers lots of games and entertainment titles, many of them being free. Steve Jobs declares that there are more games available for iPhones, iPads and iPods Touch than for any other platform in the world and if this is true, then Apple has the upper hand above Adobe. Claiming that Flash is having security problems and takes a lot of the battery life shows that his company will never want to use Flash on their devices.
There is a big show created by Apple and Flash lately, especially since iPad was released, as each company claims they offer the best features to their potential users, but if Apple wants to create something without Flash, then they will manage to because there are lots of opportunities out there. Adobe is the kind of company that could be useful for any web-related company, but in the same time it could be useless, as any company could create their own applications. In my opinion Adobe should try to think again their strategy, as it seems Apple will not introduce the multimedia platform on its devices.
