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  • ernexbcn0

    You can reduce the reasons for the iPhone and the iPad not supporting Flash to two:

    - Adobe's inability to prove that they are capable or willing to develop a decent mobile implementation of their plug-in. And let's be honest, cutting edge Flash sites are taxing on a desktop computer, imagine on an iPhone. Maybe in the future we'll get there, but right now I don't see happening. They also basically sat on their asses with the Mac player which for the past years have been lagging behind the Windows one.

    - Business related, Apple created a platform and devices, they get to set the rules they want because it's their shit.

    I won't get in the argument about HTML5 replacing Flash because it's moot, but what it is real is that HTML5 is a standard that should be support by all while Flash is a proprietary plug-in created by a company. If you are betting your company's future on proprietary plug-in such as Flash, it's your problem. At least HTML5 will be supported by all the vendors because it is a standard.

    I would support anyone ranting against Apple if they go against supporting standards, but they are offering a cutting edge browser in their devices and also allowing native application development. Those who complain is because they have shit in Flash that they can't run and aren't willing to port or adapt.

    You still have a whole other bunch of devices that are supposed to support Flash, like the Android mobiles and the other tablets based on Windows 7 and linux variations.

    It's not like Apple are the only guys that create devices and you don't have a choice.

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    • you don't have a choice. it's the most lucrative platform right now and they're strong-arming anyone who wants a piece.SteveJobs
    • isn't that enough motivation for you to adapt to it instead of whining?ernexbcn
    • i'm not whining, i've been doing c/c++/obj-c for years. i'm sticking up for others who aren't as fortunate to have made my choices.SteveJobs
    • choices.SteveJobs
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