2. Adobe Flash
• A software platform on which animation,
video files, and interactive web content is
produced and presented
• Until recently, many popular sites relied
solely on Flash for their media content
3. Adobe Flash
• About 75% of the
videos available online
are presented with
Flash
Flash Video Others
4. Apple’s Developer
Restrictions
• App programmers for iPhone OS use
Software Development Kits provided by
Apple.
• These SDK’s provide developers with a
number of Application Programming
Interfaces, or API’s
• Adobe Flash is not an Apple-approved API
5. Apple’s Reasons for
Restriction
• Adobe Flash is a closed platform
• HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript are open
• YouTube already has an iPod/iPhone/iPad
interface
• Most Flash videos are available in other,
more modern formats
6. Problems with Flash
• The number one reason Macs crash
• Needs to work with every platform
• This would limit innovations in mobile
device technology
• Not designed for touch control
• Runs slowly on mobile devices
7. Consumer Impact
• iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad can not display
Flash content
• This includes most pages which are heavy
in visual and interactive content
• Most flash based sites are being re-coded
to work with modern interfaces
• Some consumers were mislead by the
advertised full web browsing features
included with Apple portable devices
10. Results of the Conflict
• iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad are free to
release new innovations and upgrades to
their mobile devices
• Flash alternatives are beginning to replace
Flash in many website designs
• Adobe is becoming more aggressive with
their Mac software production
11. Sources
• “Thoughts on Flash” Steve Jobs
• “Apple v Adobe: this time it's executable” Charles Arthur
• “Apple Vs Adobe: Steve Jobs Responds” Pete Cashmore
• “Giant Face Off: Apple vs. Adobe. Good Or Bad?” Kate
MacKenzie
• “Adobe Announces Flash Support for iPhone (But Only
for Apps)” Ben Parr
• Apple iPhone product page
• iPhone OS 4 introduction presentation