Is Adobe Flash Being Phased out by the Apple iPad and iPhone?
The popularity of the iPad and iPhone are difficult to ignore. Consumers have jumped headfirst into buying and exploring these products. There is no denying that part of what makes the iPhone so popular is all the endless apps, which cover virtually all subject matters. Over 40 million iPhones have been sold to date and billions of apps have been downloaded. The iPad, of course, is a newer device, but sales so far show that it will prove to be just as successful as the iPhone.
However, despite the excitement about these products, there is one major issue. The iPhone and iPad are not compatible with Adobe Flash technology. Unfortunately, there are a wide variety of websites that rely on Flash in order for their content to be understood.
Many iPhone users are confused when they can’t pull up their favorite Flash websites. Apple markets the iPad as a “magical and revolutionary product.” However, the iPad also is not compatible with Flash technology.
Part of the issue with this conundrum is that Steve Jobs, co-founder and CEO of Apple, has been quite negative about Flash for a long time. He has completed that websites that are created using Flash are “buggy.” He also stated that Flash is a “CPU hog.” Flash does indeed use up a lot of memory on a computer. Often it can lead to computer crashes. Steve Jobs has even gone so far as to say that in the near future no one will be using Flash. As a result of these issues, Apple did not see fit to make their newer products compatible with Flash.
So the question remains- is Adobe Flash being phrased out by these Apple products? At the moment, the answer to this question appears to be yes. In a recent interview, Jobs mentioned that he felt that HTML5 would be replacing Flash altogether in the near future. This is part of Apple’s reasoning for not allowing Flash to work with their products. They are trying to manufacture devices that are futureproofed.
However, the current lack of Flash on the iPhone and the iPad is quite frustrating for countless customers. It also has been an issue for web designers who have found that suddenly a good portion of their web visitors are no longer able to access content online.
The bottom line is that when you use your iPhone or iPad, you need to keep in mind that you won’t be able to view Flash content. If you are currently building a website, you may want reconsider using Flash as a central part of your site. When it comes to the Internet, being about to see and navigate around a website is the most important thing. If that ability is not present, the website loses its value.
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