DISQUS

last100: iPhone’s support for 3rd party apps won’t please everyone

  • Mitch · 2 years ago
    Has it been announced whether iPhone will support Flash content? If so, development of Flash based apps via Flex will work.
  • Steve O'Hear (editor) · 2 years ago
    @Mitch

    Flash support on iPhone has not been confirmed, and I'm doubtful it will happen. My reasoning is two-fold: First, Steve Jobs would have made a big deal about it today, surely? Second, YouTube is already converting its catalogue to Apple's favored h.264 codec ready for AppleTV. Which would also suit the iPhone.
  • iPhone Forum · 2 years ago
    I think the reason behind this is clearly Skype. Apple and Cingular do not want Skype to run on their phones. Thats also why most of the PDA phones available through Cingular do not have wifi, which should be standard.
  • Steve O'Hear (editor) · 2 years ago
    I agree Voice over IP would be a major block to Apple "selling" to iPhone to mobile operators.
  • JaRda · 2 years ago
    exactly, iPhone could be a very good device, without stupid mining of money, which smells like Bill Gates.
    Jobs should think about situation, if iPhone with apps like Skype wouldnt have much wider use, than now stupidly delimited device, because this is that one reason, why not to buy it.

    I thought that apple says that is five years ahead in technology..
    So, why uphold archaic slow and expensive-to-use cellular networks?

    (sorry for my english:)
  • JaRda · 2 years ago
    and web-based utilities?

    so:) from now it will be dependent on wi-fi and mobile network together?

    funny, but practical? or: it can buy only very good blinded people..

    I thought that apple wants to create only sweet useful devices........

    (written on macbook :)