The two kids are fighting once again. Since the release of the iPhone in June of 2007, Apple has adamantly refused to support Adobe’s Flash (click here for more information about Adobe’s feud with Apple). Since the release of the iPad earlier this month, it seems like the fight between Adobe and Apple has been escalating.
What’s been happening
Shockingly, during the Q&A session after the official announcement of the iPad, Steve Jobs publically stated that “Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy.” Shortly afterwards in a town hall meeting, Mr. Jobs added to the insult by saying “When a Mac crashes, more often than not it’s because of Flash.”
Adobe, of course, is crying foul, and their chief technology officer Kevin Lynch snapped back by saying “Regarding crashing, I can tell you that we don’t ship Flash with any known crash bugs, and if there was such a widespread problem historically Flash could not have achieved its wide use today.”
This means war
Apple is simply not supporting Flash because it would take away from their iTunes revenue stream, and they have to cover up that fact by using Flash as a scapegoat. Adobe has already had enough problems with Apple as it is, and now that Apple is publically denouncing the company, I wouldn’t be surprised if this isn’t the last we’ve heard of the feud. At this stage in the game, it looks like both companies are burning bridges and not backing down, so this should be pretty interesting to follow.