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Originally Posted by Tamara
That doesn't seem to be happening as far as the iPhone/Touch so far with over 85 million units sold in just under 3 years. If 85 million people were that unhappy over the lack of Flash, they should be ditching the iPhone in droves and that's not happening.
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Tamara, I don't think most people ever used their 3.5" iPhones as a main browsing device.
If Flash works well on Android (and all indications are, it does), it will be the main differentiating point between the two platforms.
I believe that under pressure, Apple will bring Flash to the iPad, as soon they figure out how to limit it, so it doesn't break though the wall of the walled garden. Same for Java.
Just like they brought in Apps, GPS, Search, Cut&Paste, video capture, and now the fake multitasking.
BTW, I just want to remind people of what Jobs said three years ago, about Java and Flash on the iPhone. From the
NYT:
" ... Markoff: “And what are you thinking about Flash and Java?”
Jobs: “Java’s not worth building in. Nobody uses Java anymore. It’s this big heavyweight ball and chain.”
Markoff: “Flash?”
Jobs: “Well, you might see that.”
Funny, three years later, the Open Letter is all about being open (as long as it doesn't apply to Apple, of course).