Microsoft Licenses Adobe Flash Lite for Mobile
Adobe announced that Microsoft has licensed Adobe's Flash Lite software for use in their Internet Explorer Mobile browser and in future versions of Microsoft Windows Mobile phones. Microsoft has also licensed Adobe's PDF Reader software.
A recent report, however, claims that the reason for no Flash support on the iPhone is not a technical one. Instead, Adobe reportedly is interested in Apple also adopting their PDF reader for the iPhone, but Apple won't concede. Apple is presently using their own PDF renderer in the iPhone.
The Flash Lite 3.x browser plug-in for Internet Explorer Mobile on Windows Mobile will provide users with access to rich and interactive web content created using Adobe Flash technology. As the most popular and ubiquitous format on the Internet today, Adobe Flash powers many rich and engaging web sites, applications and animations. Adobe Reader LE will allow Windows Mobile users to easily and reliably view and navigate rich PDF content using innovative features developed to improve document readability on smaller screens.
The lack of Adobe Flash support on the iPhone has been a frequently mentioned criticism. Steve Jobs recently addressed this issue, claiming that Adobe's Flash Lite was not flexible/powerful enough, while full-fledged Flash would not perform well on the iPhone. Jobs claimed "there's this missing product in the middle" between Flash Lite and Flash.A recent report, however, claims that the reason for no Flash support on the iPhone is not a technical one. Instead, Adobe reportedly is interested in Apple also adopting their PDF reader for the iPhone, but Apple won't concede. Apple is presently using their own PDF renderer in the iPhone.
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51 months ago
I'd like the choice to go with Adobe's software once the SDK is in full-swing.
51 months ago
Adobe Reader is a crappy bloatware - it must be kept away from any devices, let alone the iPhone. The Reader is slow and its search function is ancient. Apple is right to be fighting this crap off.
51 months ago
I didn't see that coming as Microsoft has silverlight.
Anyway, I don't really keen for a full-blown Flash support on the iPhone side. Flash is nice, but all the annoying ad banners are also in Flash format.
Anyway, I don't really keen for a full-blown Flash support on the iPhone side. Flash is nice, but all the annoying ad banners are also in Flash format.
51 months ago
I didn't see that coming as Microsoft has silverlight.
Anyway, I don't really keen for a full-blown Flash support on the iPhone side. Flash is nice, but all the annoying ad banners are also in Flash format.
Silverlight simply isn't garnering the usage MS would like thus going with Flash Lite.
51 months ago
Windows Mobile devices have terrible battery life anyways. Adding Flash to it won't do a thing to improve that.
Politics aside, I can see why Flash is not on the iPhone. I don't believe it's a technical issue as well however, it's a phone first. Battery life on the iPhone is just above acceptable for me and I wouldn't a small flash-session to drain the battery at an accelerated rate.
Perhaps this will motivate Apple/Adobe to seriously sit down together and design an efficient flash platform.
Politics aside, I can see why Flash is not on the iPhone. I don't believe it's a technical issue as well however, it's a phone first. Battery life on the iPhone is just above acceptable for me and I wouldn't a small flash-session to drain the battery at an accelerated rate.
Perhaps this will motivate Apple/Adobe to seriously sit down together and design an efficient flash platform.
51 months ago
As a consumer, I'd like the choice to have Flash on my iPhone. So many sites depend on it, it's a little ridiculous it's not supported, especially given the iPhones "whole internet" theme. I wish Jobs would cede a teeny bit more control. Apple's paternalism is getting a bit heavy recently. :(
51 months ago
Amazing how an article about Microsoft adding Flash to their smartphones gets the usual "well we don't want Flash anyway, MS is sh*t, blah blah" comments from the fanboys.
Flash is a huge missing feature on the iPhone. Even my N95 has flash.
Flash is a huge missing feature on the iPhone. Even my N95 has flash.
51 months ago
I thought Apple licensed the pdf technology from Adobe so they could integrate it into the os. I appreciate the print to pdf function in os x. Saves paper.
I'm sick of these flash websites, anyway. I'm not missing flash on my iPhone.
I'm sick of these flash websites, anyway. I'm not missing flash on my iPhone.
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