Steve Jobs is apparently saying that Abode Flash and Apple products like the iPod, iPhone and iPad will definitely never be seen together, according to Fox News. Tech fans were wondering if jobs would cave to the pressure, as flash videos are still used often on web sites. Nevertheless, Steve Jobs’ “Thoughts on Flash ” letter should mean less no faxing payday loans for Adobe, as the Apple CEO gives six arguments for why Flash video won’t mix with the iCrowd. Even without concerning the fact that Flash videos often cause OS crashed, Jobs has significant philosophical and technical concerns about Adobe Flash.
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 choose HTML5 as an open standards platform. Job's argument didn't consist of the fact most Apple products are also propriety, but he was just beginning. He continued by reminding all the readers that Flash is an old technology that could effortlessly be changed with “more modern formats” like H.264 that don’t cause as numerous crashes.
Flash Crashing
What is apparently the real problem? Steve Jobs explains that Flash tends to get within the way. As he states in his “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 3rd wheel? All is quiet on the Adobe front, except for eloquent statements like Brimelow's. There is a sense that Flash is dying in media, something developers agree with, and some other people. Lance Ulanoff of PC Magazine called the Steve Jobs Flash bash “an incredible attack on Flash, (one that) could shake its very foundations.”.
Resources
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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