November 3, 2009 Adobe not happy about iPhone's lack of FlashPosted: 05:00 PM ET
Adobe is not happy about the iPhone's lack of Flash support and the company is accusing Apple of unfairly restricting the technology. ![]() iPhone users who visit the Flash installation site are greeted with a not-so-subtle message claiming:
Adobe Flash is a multimedia platform commonly used to add interactivity to Web sites. While it has been criticized for being resource intensive, Flash is still the most popular approach to to integrate animations and video into Web pages. Since the iPhone's debut, the device's Safari browser has been unable to play Flash, and users routinely lament the loss of nearly all online video content.
Last summer's release of the speedier iPhone 3GS did not ease Flash restrictions. Apple may have chosen to block Flash not for performance reasons, but because interactive Flash applications and games could compete with the iTunes App store. Do you agree with Adobe that Apple is unfairly restricting technology by limiting Flash on the iPhone? Or is the message on Adobe's Web site simply propaganda aimed to shift the blame from Flash's performance to Apple's anticompetitive nature? Posted by: Wes Finley-Price -- CNN.com Webmaster
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