Why HTML5 makes Apple discard Flash from the iPad Platform

HTML5 is why Apple has abandoned Flash on the iPad platform. This is not surprising. IPhone and iPad reject Flash. It can also be seen that Steve Jobs wants to snatch a certain market from Adobe.

Recently, Flash was supported by Apple and Adobe. In my opinion, Apple's current choice should not be because of Steve Jobs's desire to speak fast for a while. I believe it is a long-term assessment of its own iPhone, at the strategic level, Apple even regards Adobe as a competitor rather than an important partner. However, it is a very clever excuse to reject Flash attacks.

The keyword is "Platform ". Adobe Flash is currently the most widely used technology platform in the industry, and even exceeds the Java. According to Adobe statistics, Flash Player occupies 99% of Internet-accessible computer devices, and more than 2 million of professional users are using Flash Player. Professional users here should be users with certain development capabilities, the number of Flash-based applications is already astonishing. Therefore, whether or not Flash Support is introduced on the iPhone and iPad. from Apple's perspective, this is a battle of platforms, and no one wants to bring Flash into the room. Assume that Flash has been supported by Apple, Adobe can turn around and create a "Flash App Store" or something similar. developers can use the uploaded small application, users on any platform can download and use it. How big is the impact on apple? Adobe may have no idea how to create an App Store, but it does not rule out that the business will be infected in the future.

Apple has never been "open" for a long time, or "Closed open", and most wants to allow users to establish an ecosystem through closed environments, do not want to work with other companies. After Steve Jobs returned, he encouraged users to love and trust the iPod, and then bought and used the iPhone. Through the iPhone, he used the iPad. Through the iPad, he went back to Mac. This is a very good Closed Loop process. Opening up will result in loss of profits, and closed up will make Apple more profitable. Of course, I also want to say that the friendly Flash support may also make the iPad mediocre in some aspects, such as performance. Similar to Firefox, the speed problem is widely criticized by users, and this problem is basically caused by plug-ins. Now Chrome is fast enough, but with the increasing number of extensions, it is bound to be the same.

Now, Steve Jobs is urging content providers to join his iPad camp. The reason why he dared to criticize Flash deficiency is that there are other technical routes available: HTML5. However, it may take some time for the providers to discard Flash and join the HTML 5 camp. For another company, the voices from users may not be enough. For Apple, I am a consistent style, and Steve Jobs has always been a savvy businessman.

Will Flash be displayed on the iPad? It may be in the future, but it will only happen when Steve Jobs meets all the conditions that Adobe has given (yes, the two may already be on the negotiating desk ), among these conditions, apart from solving the current performance and stability problems (this is not a question in principle), the most important thing is that Adobe should not conflict with apple in terms of commercial interests, apple must have some promise, and this will be a tough choice for Adobe.