It’s a long discussion and i love adobe flash since long time. “Flash was created during the PC era –- for PCs and mice,” he says, “but the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards –- all areas where Flash falls short.”
Most importantly Apple doesn’t want “a third party layer of software come between the platform and the developer.” Finally, Jobs concludes, Flash is a relic. It’s also a proprietary system, and while Jobs admits that their mobile OS is also proprietary, he claims that web standards should be open, like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript. In short, Steve Jobs claims Flash drains the battery of mobile devices it’s not very good for multi-touch operation and its performance, reliability and security are all shoddy. The letter is a clear, in-depth view in all of Flash’s defects from Apple’s point of view, and while we’re sure it will be dissected over and over again in the upcoming days (especially the part about Flash not being open), you have to admire its frankness. Steve Jobs recently posted a long letter on Adobe Flash, why Apple has decided not to support it on the iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. I will be there, let’s keep in touch and see you there. What features would you like to see supported? How do you see the technology being adopted in India? Are there any obstacles to overcome? If you are interested and want to get one, just leave a comment on this post with your thoughts on the future of the Flash Platform. Some great news I have some discount codes I can give away to people interested to attend. Registrations are open and you can pay electronically as well at the website. Apart from the Adobe experts, listen and interact with the vibrant Flash Platform community. Day 1 will be focused on RIA development and Day 2 will be focused on RIA design. With 40+ sessions spread over 2 days, the conference promises to be bigger than ever.
The Adobe Flash Platform Summit will be the great place to update yourself and to learn about their latest technologies and network with other industry professionals. We won't let them.Adobe is organizing a two day conference in Bangalore, India on August 25th and 26th. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. Aside from his remarks about Google's motto, Jobs also reportedly told fellow Apple employees at the post-launch event: "We did not enter the search business. Not helping the deteriorating relationship between the two firms is Adobe's close relationship to Open Handset Alliance partner Google, already long since removed from the Apple Christmas card list. The Palm Pre, Google Nexus One, Motorola Droid, and other devices all run beta versions of Flash Player 10.1 beautifully."
As on Android devices, HTML 5 and Flash can both easily be supported on this and future devices."ĭealing with concerns over system resources, Ludwig countered: "It's fast enough for other devices that have similar chips (and even less powerful chips) built on the ARM architecture. Ludwig claimed remarks on HTML5 were "a red herring to justify keeping a platform closed by drawing attention to another open technology. Two days later Ludwig posted a longer point-by-point analysis of typical Flash criticisms which, while not mentioning Jobs' remarks directly, were clearly a response. The remarks may have been off the record, but they clearly found their way back to Adobe.
Jobs labelled Adobe as "lazy" for not addressing this lack of reliability and streamlining Flash's use of system resources.