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Adobe fires back at Apple again: your users DO want Flash, and we can prove it
Flashgate just won't go away. Adobe shouts "you're killing the open web" and Apple fires back with "your code is crappy and your plugin is responsible for half of Mac crashes." Adobe responds to potential iPad users, "enjoy your blue Legos." Apple replies under their breath, "Agreed. Enjoy your blue Legos."But it looks like our own Jay Hathaway may have been just a tad off base when he said "Here's the thing, though: Apple's customers DON'T WANT FLASH."
As it turns out, there are multiple millions of people out there who want Flash on their iPhone or iPod touch according to an article from the San Francisco Chronicle. That figure is the number of Flash plugin download attempts by iPhone OS users in December.
Adobe also reported that number was up -- way up -- from June 2009's 3 million attempts.
So it seems as the mobile web becomes more heavily browsed by the average Joe, Joe expects to see Flash on it (for better or worse).
It's still a bloody good bet Apple isn't going to cave, because Flash delivers tons of free gaming content -- something Apple would probably prefer you shell out a few bucks for in the App Store.
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Subscribe to commentsPonTelonFeb 10th 2010 11:41AM
I'm honestly a bit tired of the calling Apple's lack of Flash support to be caused by worrying about competition with the App Store. iPhone OS has built in where you can bookmark Web Apps onto your homescreen. Google's services have been pretty sucessful this way, and Apple has not gone and blocked their websites(they didn't approve official apps, though).
It's not wanting competition, it's about not wanting a buggy crash-prone plugin. I rarely use Flash on my PC. And I think I can go without playing Cafe World on my iPhone. I'll live.
EvenioFeb 10th 2010 12:40PM
You know what else delivers free gaming content?
http://www.apple.com/webapps/games/
Curiously, the don't seem to be losing any sleep over the utter lack of revenue coming out of those.
If Apple wanted to lock everyone in, cackling maniacally and pitching the key into the maw of a sea monster, they'd be providing only a proprietary alternative, not pushing open standards that can benefit any other company that uses them well enough.
NickieFeb 10th 2010 7:42PM
If you ask the question correctly, you'll get the right answer:
Question: "Do Mac, Windows, Linux, HP UX, iPhone OS, iPad OS, Android, blah, blah, blah users want to watch movies, play games, and do other such stuff?"
Answer: "Yep"
Question: "Do you users care if the underlying tech is Flash, HTML5, banana, green Jello, or whatever, as long as the experience is great (no crashing, security holes, or drained batteries)?"
Answer: "No"
So you see, users (whether Mac or otherwise really don't give a sh#t about Flash.
DeathSkullFeb 10th 2010 1:03PM
Apple;s refusal to allow flash on there mobile products has nothing to do with the B.S. spouted by Jobs about stability, etc. It's all about not allowing the usr to have control over the equipment they own. Allowing flash would hurt the app store since the user could just play flash games off the web or go to flash based sites instead of having to purchase apps/games through the Apple app store which restricts what they allow to be offered/downloaded. Apple would lose there control in that respect and Jobs is notorious for being overly controlling/restrictive with his Apple products. Maybe Jobs should listen to the customer instead of the B.S. voices in his head telling him to control everything,
TroyFeb 10th 2010 4:36PM
If it wasn't for Adobe and their graphics apps like Photoshop and Illustrator, Apple would have died in the late 90's. Apple is biting the hand that kept it alive during the slow times. Now that they have their precious iPhone they are blinded from their past.
If I was Adobe I'd stop production of Mac versions of their Adobe Suite and watch the Mac product line crumble when all the graphic artists have to go back to windows.
WillyFeb 18th 2010 5:49AM
i want flash on my iphone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!