Behind the iPhone’s shiny body: Apple is killing Flash

Who doesn’t want a piece of that sweet cake from iPhone share market? It would be crazy for anyone to refuse to take part and jump in to the ever growing popularity of iPhone, especially with the new upcoming iPhone 3G is on the way.

But what about if someone is dying to join in to iPhone party, and doesn’t get the permission from the master mind of the party itself: Steve Jobs? Well, they’ll do like what every people will do; crash into the party, either with invitation or not.

Oh, you know who I’m talking about, it’s Adobe with their Flash player. Steve Jobs has claimed in the past that the mobile version of Flash isn’t powerful enough for use on the nimble and elegant iPhone.

On the other hand, Adobe still shows strong interest to put their widely popular Flash player into iPhone. Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen made the comments during the company’s second quarter financial conference call: "We have a version that’s working on the emulation. This is still on the computer and you know, we have to continue to move it from a test environment onto the device and continue to make it work. So we are pleased with the internal progress that we’ve made to date."

This indicated that Flash may come to the iPhone as an application, but that raises questions on how it would interact with other elements and applications on the phone. Persistent aren’t they?
But Apple has their own agenda, a Flash killer technology in the making! Specially made for iPhone’s Safari web browser. Apple is working with SproutCore, an open source JavaScript framework the company reportedly used to build MobileMe.

Each of us have our own thoughts & predictions, on how this party will end. Like Jim Dalrymple from Macworld has said: “It seems clear that if Apple is adopting SproutCore for MobileMe, they will promote and use the technology on the iPhone. What isn’t clear is where that leave’s Adobe’s Flash and Microsoft’s Silverlight."

Or another good one from Rene Ritchie (TiPB): “Apple and Adobe need each other but also don’t seem to have the best of relationships. They’re both gambling big time, with huge stakes.”

Who do you think will win, when the consumers are starting to bang and throw the chairs/tables and ask to be able to freely view the Flash contents in the websites. That would means from YouTube, Hulu, and porn too… now, that last one could be very dangerous and hazardous; especially for teenagers.

Sources are from:

• Adobe works on Flash for iPhone, as Apple looks to Sprout (Macworld)
• Adobe already has iPhone version of Flash running on emulator (CrunchGear)
• Updated Twice: Adobe CEO Speaks! Mobile Flash Running on iPhone Emulation (TiPB)

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