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Trip Hawkins criticises lack of Flash on iOS

As part of a larger interview with the EA and Digital Chocolate founder, Hawkins claimed that Apple wants "you to be in the App Store rather than the browser, so they cripple the browser". "They’re like, ‘Oh it’s nothing against Flash; we just prefer HTML5’. Well, Flash can actually make a really good game, and with HTML5 you can’t do that." He also attacked the App Store's closed nature: "For Apple to decide that they’re going to be the censors ... it just doesn’t really work that well, because they still end up with a thousand farting applications." For more on why Hawkins left Apple and why he's on Steve Jobs' "shit list for life", read the full interview at the source link below.

Source: Trip Hawkins on Apple

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Hawko says:
August 02, 2011 at 2.33pm

Hawkins still lost in what will soon be old tech. Flash hogs resources and battery, and this is universally acknowledged. Also, Flash is mostly used for video these days, and most websites offer an HMTL5-alternative to flash when it comes to this. The argument that Flash is needed to make good games is really thin. I'd much rather browse the App Store than go to a flash game-site and be bombarded by pop-ups and blinking flash-ads.
That said, I do see how the App Store might limit some developers.

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jaks says:
August 02, 2011 at 5.29pm

Consumers and developers have overwhelmingly embraced flash as a format. The fact Apple does not support it is 100% political and it inconveniences everyone.

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StooMonster says:
August 03, 2011 at 6.38am

Even Adobe have give up with Flash in CS 5.5 and the launch this week of its Edge product (does Flash stuff but in HTML5 rather than Flash) goes even further.
It is apparent that Adobe can see the writing is on the wall for Flash, it's funny that others don't (yet).