Tuesday, May 4, 2010

Steve Jobs Calls Flash Top Reason Macs Crash, Says No Thanks

Steve Jobs appears to be saying that Abode Flash and Apple products like the iPod, iPhone and iPad will definitely never be seen together, as outlined by Fox News. Many tech fans had wondered if Jobs would eventually cave to the pressure, as Flash videos are nevertheless widely used on many websites. However, Steve Jobs’ “Thoughts on Flash” letter should mean less payday loans no fax for Adobe, as the Apple CEO gives six well-reasoned arguments for why Flash video won’t mix with the iCrowd. Besides the fact that Flash seems to cause OS crashed, Jobs has numerous philosophical and technical concerns about Adobe Flash.

Adobe's ire drawn by Steve Jobs Flash call

Fox News reports that Adobe Flash evangelist Lee Brimelow didn’t say anything nice regarding Steve Jobs and his Flash stance:

"Speaking purely for myself, I would like to make it clear what is going through my mind at the moment. Go screw yourself, Apple.”

Apple didn't want to respond to this. All Jobs really wanted to do was point out the fact that Flash is proprietary product, and that he is against closed products that "stifle innovation." He is a lot more in favor of HTML5 as an open standards platform. Job's argument didn't contain the fact most Apple products are also propriety, but he was just beginning. He continued by reminding readers that Flash is an old technology that could be swapped out with “more modern formats” like H.264 that do not cause as numerous crashes.

Flash, Flash, crash

What is the problem for real? Flash gets in the way according to Steve Jobs. As he states in his “Thoughts on Flash,”:

“We know from painful experience that letting a third-party layer of software come between the platform and the developer ultimately results in sub-standard apps and hinders the enhancement and progress of the platform. We cannot be at the mercy of a third party deciding if and when they will make our enhancements available to our developers.”

How did Adobe feel about being called a balding third wheel? Except from Bimelow's statement, all is quiet with Adobe. There is a sense that Flash is dying in media, something developers agree with, and some other people. Lance Ulanoff of PC Magazine called the Steve Jobs Flash bash “an incredible attack on Flash, (one that) could shake its very foundations.”.

Resources

Fox News

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/04/29/flash-iphone-apples-steve-jobs-finally-explains/?test=latestnews

Thoughts on Flash

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/



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