Does it seem like everyone is ganging up on Adobe these days? Apple and
Microsoft have made some bold moves lately in an attempt to prevent Adobe's
Flash technology from transferring the same dominance it has on the PC onto
mobile devices.
At the recent Mobile World Congress exhibition Microsoft's Steve Ballmer
announced that the new Windows Phone operating system would not support Flash
"out of the gate" and gave no indication on when Flash support might be
available.
Apple took the battle further when they nestled a controversial passage into
their new iPhone SDK that effectively bans any Adobe Flash application from
the company's flagship device. This move certainly caught Adobe by surprise
and has angered millions of Flash developers throughout the world. To add
fuel to the fire, Steve Jobs, when asked why the new iPad doesn't support
Flash, said "We don't spe... (more)