Apple and Adobe the escalation of conflict: iPad into the fuse

iPad refused to Flash

While Apple CEO Steve Jobs (Steve Jobs) said, iPad will bring about changes in Internet browsing, but the iPad does not support Adobe's Flash technology. The news also Adobe shares fell.

Because Flash is widely dell studio 1745 battery, dell studio 1747 battery used on the Internet, so iPad mean that the product does not support Flash out of the mainstream in this regard. According to Adobe data, 98% of the networked computers are installed Flash Player, and Flash was used in 75% of Internet video and 90% of interactive ad.

In the last month, Apple's internal meeting, Jobs to employees that Flash "is full of Bug", and that in most cases, lead to the collapse of the reasons Mac computers are Flash.

Of this, Adobe has made through the many articles blog articles back. Adobe noted that, iPad ignored Flash, as well as to provide access to the Internet experience for iPad questioned. Adobe also said that have been developed that can be used iPad of Flash. Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch (Kevin Lynch), said the only question is "Adobe needs to be Apple's co-operation can the version of the Flash used in iPad, while Adobe is ready."

Apple and Adobe the escalation of conflict

The conflict between Apple and Adobe a long time. Although the two companies is a long-term partners, but Apple's attitude is gradually turning Flash lukewarm. A few years ago, Apple said the iPhone (mobile Internet) will not support Flash. Steve Jobs said at the time, this was mainly due to Flash can not be effectively run on the iPhone. In the iPhone running on, Flash consumes processor resources toshiba satellite a300 keyboard, toshiba satellite a305 keyboard and not less than when running on the PC.

Adobe acknowledged the problem and said it would resolve the issue. Since then, Adobe has developed a smart phone can run on Flash, except apples, other handset makers have begun to adopt the version of the Flash.

As the iPhone and iPad was the refusal, Adobe has lost a number of growth opportunities. If the user to give up Flash, turned to get Apple to support HTML5 standard, Adobe will face a crisis. Adobe brings Flash did not disclose how much revenue, but pointed out that the software is the company's most important assets.

Some analysts noted that investors will not refuse to Flash on the iPad to make too much reaction to the news, because this issue has yet to affect the performance of Adobe. However, UBS Securities analyst Brent Thill, said: "Wall Street will gradually be aware of this issue."

Because they do not support Flash, iPad will be unable to properly display the site in Flash video and interactive graphics, users will only see one block of white space. iPad will not support the Hulu and other video sites.

Apple's plan to

Apple thinks, Flash is an outdated technology, Web browsers could eventually without installing an external plug-in the case of video. Jobs said that Apple will use the website to provide support HTML5 standard gateway nv-56 keyboard, gateway nv-59 keyboard, HTML5's supporters, including Apple and Google.

However, Web developers, said, HTML5 is still under development, has not yet been widely used. Web site developers, CEO of Smashing Ideas, Steve Jackson (Steve Jackson) said: "If there is a large number of user base, we will focus iPad development site. Present our customers, it is not necessary."

Jackson said that, Flash is a web design standards, which in the short term will not change. In order to make your site and games can be iPad a normal use and development staff will develop a separate Web site for the iPad, but this requires additional time and money.

Some critics believe that Apple's refusal to Flash is the App Store in order to better control the development of the application, at least at this stage is. This will enable developers to not be able to iPhone and iPad development of Web-based applications.

Based on historical asus eee pc battery, asus eee pc 1000he battery experience, Apple will stick to their own practice. 10 years ago, Apple abandoned the floppy drive in the iMac, which was aroused great controversy. However, this decision was subsequently proved to be correct.