This is a really verbose post, but he does get around to alluding to a very good point: if iStuff supported Flash, you could develop in Flash and bypass the App Store.
I think it's a pretty compelling argument.
I think it's a pretty compelling argument.
you could develop in Flash and bypass the App Store.
Well, if Apple were making a bulk of money from App Store this point would hold. But Apple does not: they are making money on hardware. Anything that helps to sell hardware is good. Flash would make iP* seem unreliable and battery hungry—bad. Hence, no Flash.Apple aren't in the business of letting other people into their market - it's exactly the same reason MS tried to replace Java with an MS-only C#
Makes me want say the same comment about Jobs open standards sweet talk as he made about Google's slogan... That's BS.