But it is also infuriatingly buggy. At times I want to pick up my computer and throw it at the wall. Stupidly simply tasks that should work, and that don’t. It is not at all uncommon for me to have to create hacks to work around functionality that inexplicably refuses to do what it is supposed to.

But I am not complainging. When I have a project where I could pick Java, javascript, flash, or any number of other solutions, I always go for Flash.

As far as the statement that “no one will be using flash”, this is just utter nonsense. Too silly to even consider at length. Steve Jobs is asserting that everyone is going to migrate away from a technology that virtually every web programmer in the world is utilizing because a small, and increasingly less relevant computer manufacturer refuses to support it! How important does Mr. Jobs think he is?

As far as the Andrioid being an iPhone killer, there is no doubt that it is at the least an iPhone crippler. I have an iPhone because it was the best thing at the time. I have to say though that the Droid is looking pretty darn nifty. When my contract runs out, I may upgrade to a new iPhone, but I may not. Android has gotten very powerful.

It is odd that Steve Jobs would rant like that. Everyone’s natural reaction is to immediately come to the defense of those he rants against. It is Carnegie 101.

http://www.wisdump.com/web-programming/breaking-news-html5-will-be-ready-by-the-year-2022/

Also think about where Flash will be in 2022. Good grief why would anyone want to restrict the use of any technology that content consumers use and enjoy? This is what Jobs is doing by restricting Flash on the iPhone and iPad. That seems pretty ignorant to me.

My issues with Job’s statement are three-fold:

1) Jobs saying this kind of reminds me of when Bill Clinton said “I can spend your money better than you can.” So jobs is saying he can make the decision for Apple customers that we are better without Flash and he can determine what is best for us? Give me a break and let me decide. Apparently Google, RIM, Microsoft and others think the new Flash 10.1 hits the mark.

2) So Jobs is penalizing Adobe for maybe getting a bit lazy? Has Jobs ever procrastinated on something he should have done but put off a bit because of costs and resources or whatever. Does it matter? No. What matters is NOT where you are but where you are headed and Adobe is heading in the right direction with Flash 10.1. Jobs should help support the effort because it is good for the Internet, consumers of media, Adobe and Apple. What if Apple decided to close off its programs to Mac? That would be bad for everyone. That is what Apple is doing to Flash. This even though Adobe is going in the right direction with Flash 10.1 and appears to may even be there.

3) I am confident that Jobs is just trying to re-direct attention off his real reason for not offering Flash on the iPhone/iPad and that is to protect the revenue stream from the app store. He tried this “closed” type of system in the past and got crushed by Microsoft. Then Gates saved his ass, as well as Adobe, now he is turning his back on Adobe.

Rest assure if Jobs keeps things in such a closed system Apple’s dominance in the hand-held market will get crushed, and that will affect the rest of their business. Live by the sword, die by the sword!

Closed systems never stand the test of time. Apple can’t really be that cocky to think they can control markets which are uncontrollable. Can they?

Can you sail “Jailbreak” Just my two cents.

If Flash is so bad, WHY DOESN’T APPLE DISABLE IT FOR SAFARI FOR IMACS ..

Are you guys saying Apple doesn’t care about the user experience for Imacs??

Already getting excited, disagree or not, you know this update Apple has to step upto the plate and they always have.

is it ok if I bookmark your last comment and throw it back at you in six months?

I was going to say the same thing. Google had these mobile OS aspirations in 2005. iPhone wasn’t released until 2007.

So wouldn’t it have been Apple stepping on Google’s toes since they knew Google was going to head that way?

And as far as everything else…bleh. Saying Android won’t be able to keep up with Apple’s “aggressive pace” is ignorant at best.

Android is on 2.0 and already on par with iPhone 3.0 feature wise. Usability is all they need to improve upon.

iPhone is going into 4.0 and still lacks many a things that Android 2.0 and webOS 1.x has. Android will come with a 2.5…then 3.0 and blow 4.0 out the water as usual. This is technology. This is how it will be.

HTML5 is the next major revision of HTML (Hypertext Markup Language), the core markup language of the World Wide Web. .

HTML5 aims to reduce the need for proprietary plug-in-based rich Internet application (RIA) technologies such as Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight, and Sun JavaFX.

You can read more by googling HTML5.

He seems to have lost the wisdom to keep his mouth shut and his temper in check. He’s begining to make Ballmer look good.

He is not going gracefully into his geezerhood.

why do you hate flash?

Really? Will they be the best Macs ever… again?

Seriously, why do people always say these things? Of course new products are the next level.