On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:59 PM, Aryeh Gregor <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Oct 6, 2009 at 6:35 PM, Steve Summit <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'm not up on the details of Flash, so this comment may be >> misguided, but *if* the reason Apple restricts these unstated >> "technologies" is for security reasons, then I'm quite glad Apple >> does, and I'd say it's Adobe that deserves the snarky comment. > > Any security considerations that apply to the iPhone probably apply to > Mac desktop as well, so that wouldn't make much sense. Flash doesn't > have a remarkable number of vulnerabilities compared to other large > web-facing programs (like, say, browsers), and for almost all users, > the slight added security threat is worth it. > > I imagine the actual issues here involve things like that iPhone/iPod > uses ARM; Flash uses too much battery life; or insufficient money is > going one direction or the other. I would take it for granted that > Apple would like iPhone users to be able to view YouTube. > > I would *like* to say that all this just underscores the danger of > proprietary, closed-source technologies like Flash, but of course, > Theora isn't in a very different situation here. > > _______________________________________________ > Wikitech-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l >
Fwiw, the HTC Dream and HTC Magic (first Android phones) run ARM processors, so I don't believe that's the sole concern; I believe that the Palm Pre is on ARM as well, but don't quote me :) Granted, doing intensive flash stuff will drain your battery on any phone, but I don't think the processor is the restriction here. I'm not sure how good the reporting is, but: "Adobe said that a Flash Player for the iPhone is not being made available because it uses a just-in-time compiler and virtual machine within a browser plug-in to play back website content - technologies that aren’t currently allowed on the iPhone." [1] -Chad [1] http://www.gizmag.com/flash-player-101-for-smartphones/13042/ _______________________________________________ Wikitech-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikitech-l
