"Thought on Flash"

Steve Jobs released a statement today addressing why the iPod, iPad, and iPhone do not support flash. He listed several reasons, including an argument that Flash is not an open system.

"Adobe’s Flash products are 100% proprietary. They are only available from Adobe, and Adobe has sole authority as to their future enhancement, pricing, etc. While Adobe’s Flash products are widely available, this does not mean they are open, since they are controlled entirely by Adobe and available only from Adobe. By almost any definition, Flash is a closed system."

This quote reminded me of our discussion in lecture about Walmart bullying their suppliers to work on Walmart's terms. It seems as if Apple does not want to be at the mercy of any other company, which in this case would be Adobe.

This was by far not the only reason Jobs provided for Apple's decision, and he said the other reasons were much more significant, but I wanted to share this one because it related directly to something we discussed in class. Here is a link to the full article if you are interested in his other points: http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/