If you’re not a geek, you probably won’t know much about this, but a battle rages between Apple and Adobe, once partners, now pitted against one another in a fight for the future. A lot of the hokey stuff you see on the internet, with things popping up, dancing around, and menus opening when you hover your mouse over a link, is all Flash, an Adobe creation. With moderation, Flash can look good, but it usually gets to be annoying when it’s used too much (you just want to get to the info, and not watch a bunch of stuff fly all over the screen).
The alternative is HTML5. It runs things from within your internet browser without the need of an Adobe plugin for Flash. Especially because Apple has lots of mobile devices that work with fingers instead of using a mouse, they are moving forward with HTML5, not Flash, which tends to work better when using a mouse. Adobe wants in on all the Apple goodness and has criticized Apple for not allowing Flash to run on their mobile devices. Apple’s Steve Jobs just fired back, and boy was it a resounding WHACK. Adobe needs to enter the future and join Apple, not pester Apple about using dated software.
Read the whole smack down by Steve Jobs here.
If that link gets removed, read the smack down here.