The Conclusion for Flash?

If you have an IPhone, IPad or other Apple mobile device, you're well aware of the "flash drawback". This apparently has not prevented Apple mobile devices from scoring big in the marketplace. Why is that? Steve Jobs addresses that question in a letter about Adobe's Flash and its inability to meet the needs of the future of mobile interactive media. The answer: HTML5. Steve Jobs conclusion is noted below:

Flash was created during the PC era – for PCs and mice. Flash is a successful business for Adobe, and we can understand why they want to push it beyond PCs. But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards – all areas where Flash falls short.

The avalanche of media outlets offering their content for Apple’s mobile devices demonstrates that Flash is no longer necessary to watch video or consume any kind of web content. And the 200,000 apps on Apple’s App Store proves that Flash isn’t necessary for tens of thousands of developers to create graphically rich applications, including games.

New open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too). Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating great HTML5 tools for the future, and less on criticizing Apple for leaving the past behind.

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