Hi Only Apple knows the reasons Flash is not allowed, but I can speculate. The first reason is that, on platforms other than Windows, Flash is a resource hog and Adobe noticeably lets it lag behind. It's a battery guzzler. As for Java, the reason is stated in the app store policies. A java environment could run arbitrary code on the device, which Apple does not want. This could also be the reason Flash is disallowed in addition to the reason above. Note though that Javascript is supported, java and javascript are not even remotely related. Without javascript, most webpages wouldn't work. I for one am glad there's no Flash, and not just because it's inaccessible on other platforms than Windows. The sooner the web begins moving to the open HTML 5 standard the better off we'll be.
anouk radix wrote: > Hello, I thought because everyone here is so up on things maybe you > guys know this. My brother just got an iphone and he is in love with > it, the only thing he does not like is that it has no java or flash, > because it has no flash he cant watch a lot of movies that are on the > web even though there are applications for youtube apparenlty he > visits a lot of other sites that have no such applications and ust > rely on flash. > I guess javascript is not there because people can easily develop aps > in it and apple wants to keep that right to a controlled group? > Greetings, Anouk --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
