iOS, Flash, Apple, and Adobe

There way too much being written and said about the missing Flash on the iOS devices (iPhone, iPad, iTouch). And the solution is simple. Really simple. I’m pretty sure smarter people than me have pointed it out already. It is called:

Flash on demand

How it works? If you are familiar with ClickToFlash for Safari that’s pretty much about it. But let me briefly describe it for those that are not familiar with it.

Flash is disabled by default. But the browser is presenting it (look no more empty spots on the page!). On a user triggered action the Flash plugin is loaded and plays it (look no annoying ads slowing down the browser!). The user can also trigger the unload. (look, I’m not worried anymore about Flash).

The fact that Apple and Adobe do not work on such a simple solution is a clear sign they do NOT care. They don’t care about you and me, the web, or anything. It is just about money and PR.

What apps are on the Apple’s VP iPhone?

Anyone using an iPhone must have heard already of Phil Schiller, the senior VP of worldwide marketing at Apple, the first Apple figure that went out and spoke about the iPhone AppStore admission process.

Such people are very careful about getting their names associated with any 3rd party tools, software or anything, so I have found it quite interesting when The New York Times published an blog article: ☞ What’s on Phil Schiller’s iPhone?

Unfortunately if you look at the list that’s extremely short:

• Shazam: the app that tries to identify a song by “listening” to it
• CNN app
• MLB.com at Bat, NBA Game Time, ESPN ScoreCenter
• Facebook app (nb the app with the largest number of installs)
• Best Camera: a photo app
• a couple of games:
  • Eliminate
  • geoDefense

So, no surprises or new discoveries here… You will find more interesting apps in my iPhone apps for geeks series.