Apple Clarifies it’s stance on Adobe Flash
Apple CEO Steve Jobs posted an open letter today, finally clarifying Apple’s long held position against Adobe’s Flash format. Job’s politely worded letter listed several reasons for their decision not to support Flash on their mobile devices.
Most of the reasons have been suspected for some time, including the performance costs on mobile CPU’s when playing Flash files. The main point of contention for Apple is that Adobe’s Flash format is a closed system which has some concerns for their end users and developer libraries. Definitely a valid point of contention, but quite ironic for Apple to complain about.
How does this affect you I hear you asking? Well the slow battle on this front is what will eventually shape modern technologies like HTML5, CSS and javascript which are looking for a unified solution for rich media content, not reliant on any one format or monopoly. You can bet Adobe has been feeling the effects for some time.
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