Flash On The iPhone: Read Between the Lines
Andrew Powell
I've been seeing people splash this quote from The Wall Street Journal:
"Apple's iPhone, with all its cutting-edge mobile Internet trickery, needs something much better than the current Flash player that Adobe makes for cellphones."
Let's analyze this statement a bit and think about it. First of all, you have to realize that executives choose their words very carefully when talking to investors. Just ask Jeff Skilling what happens when you don't... asshole (read the article, you'll get it.)
The quoted article specifically states that the iPhone "needs something much better than the current Flash player that Adobe makes for cellphones." This is not the true Flash player we all know and love. This is talking about FLASH LITE. I agree with that Flash Lite cannot deliver what Apple wants to deliver on the iPhone.
Until we get Flex 4 and can build to mobile devices, Flash Lite is a joke.
But, I digress....
I think this could be a bit of misdirection by Mr. Jobs & co. I am of the opinion that we will see either a Flash Player or AIR Runtime for the iPhone very soon. Just my two cents.
Mar 5, 2008 at 12:00 AM <p>Or even better, read the full line:</p>
<p>Apple's iPhone, with all its cutting-edge mobile Internet trickery, needs something much better than the current Flash player that Adobe makes for cellphones. The Flash Player option that fits the bill is made for devices like laptops that are larger than the iPhone; as a consequence, it performs too slowly on the iPhone</p>
Mar 5, 2008 at 12:00 AM <p>Please help me cost-justify an iphone for myself!</p>
<p>I would LOOOOVE one!</p>
Mar 6, 2008 at 12:00 AM <p>My bets are on AIR!</p>