Apple: Flash? No thanks!

It crashes our devices, it’s a security risk, it eats batteries, it’s slow, it’s closed to third-parties, it’s poor on touch-screen devices, and it’s not needed. That’s why iPhone users won’t be seeing Adobe’s Flash on their hardware any time soon, according to Apple.

For months, there’s been some ping-ponging between Adobe and Apple about the possibility of adding support for Flash to the iPhone, notably for the web browsing experience, where users will see only a placeholder when they hit a site that has some Flash content.

Apple boss Steve Jobs has just gone public with a full written reason why Flash is not suited to the iPhone platform, and it’s well worth a read. If you’re wondering why you can’t Flash on an iPhone, read “Thought on Flash“, posted yesterday on Apple’s site.

It’ll be interesting to see how Adobe responds to this tell-it-like-it is approach from Mr Jobs – We’re wondering if they’ll reply in the form of a Flash video that can’t be read by iPhoners. Watch this CyberSpace.

Any thoughts? Comments appreciated for our next tech podcast!