Jobs Explains his Distaste for Flash
Today in Apple’s “Hot News” section, Steve Jobs decided to give customers and critics his “Thoughts on Flash” which turned in to much more than a few thoughts (Read Here). From the day the iPhone came out the lack of flash on the device that wants to replace your everything has been a sticking point for a lot of people. For Jobs this decision came down to six main reasons:
Now what does this mean to you as a consumer of Apple products and does this all really make sense? Right now it is a big deal to the average consumer, who will not be able to consumer a lot of content that is out there on the web for you to see. The lack of flash takes you away from web based games, interactive learning tools and pesky little ads. Jobs argues that the apps will be substandard because they are cross-platform developed and he says that the developers should just use Apple’s tools to create a native app. The problem with that is not all developers have huge resources at their disposal. If I was a flash developer already, the cost in time and finances to learn and program for the iPhone/Pad is huge. With that aside, in the long run I don’t see the lack of flash being a huge deal as more and more people will start to use HTML5.
