Apple CEO Steve Jobs has taken a well-aimed swipe at Adobe's Flash technology. He said it put a third party between Apple and software developers
Apple users who are wondering if their iPhones or brand new iPads will ever support Adobe Flash for videos and games need wait no longer for an answer.
Steve Jobs has just given a very public and definitive 'No'.
In a detailed offensive against the technology, Mr Jobs said Flash has too many bugs, drains batteries too quickly and is too oriented to personal computers to work on Apple devices.
Flash is a multimedia software tool from Adobe Systems that can be added as a plug-in to most web browsers.
The software can be used to create animations, interactive games and adverts and can embed videos into web pages via the Adobe Flash Player.
It comes pre-installed on both Microsoft and Apple Macintosh operating systems.
However, Mr Jobs has blasted the Adobe technology as unreliable. In a 1,685 word essay called 'Thoughts on Flash', he outlined his reasons for excluding it from Apple's popular handheld devices.
He cited 'security and performance' and the fact that Flash was designed 'for PCs using mice, not for touch screens using fingers.'
Mr Jobs said Flash also puts a third party between Apple and software developers. In other words, developers can take advantage of improvements from Apple only if Adobe upgrades its own software.
Apple has been criticized for the omission of Flash because that limits what the iPhone can do.
Hulu.com, the popular U.S video viewing site, uses Flash, as do many restaurant websites. But thanks to the immense popularity of the iPhone, game and application developers are pouring their creations onto Apple's devices without using Flash.
Mr Jobs explained Flash would not be installed on the iPad and iPhone because it was 'no longer necessary'
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