An Adobe Flash developer on why the iPad can't use Flash (Danieleran/Roughly Drafted)

This is a pretty interesting read and even better is the video at the end where the developer discusses the issues with running Flash video. As depicted in the press, much of the discussion makes it seem like Apple is being rather heavy-handed about not permitting Flash on the mobile devices but after listening, it makes much more sense on many levels.

My takeaway points were:

1.) Flash, most often, is designed for mouse-over controls and functionality, which obviously doesn't exist on a touch-screen device. To make it work, trememndous amounts of re-coding would be necessary.

2.) Flash is closed and proprietary whereas HTML5 is open and uses published specifications. The world is moving toward HTML5 and as a result, Adobe will lose control over so much of the web's media delivery. Amen!

3.) Lastly, and this is my own personal sentiment, is that there is far more poorly coded Flash than well-coded. I've seen plenty of browser crashes on Windows and Apple as a result of poorly written/memory-leak Flash applications.

An Adobe Flash developer on why the iPad can't use Flash (Danieleran/Roughly Drafted): "

Danieleran / Roughly Drafted:

An Adobe Flash developer on why the iPad can't use Flash  —  Daniel Eran Dilger  —  Morgan Adams, an interactive content developer who knows a lot about building Flash, wrote in with an interesting perspective on Flash and the iPad.  The remainder of this piece is his comments on the subject.

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(Via Techmeme.)