Apple is winning the battle with Adobe so far

Posted May 21st, 2010 at 1:54 pm EST by Steve Mayo

The Wall Street Journal reports that in an effort to make their websites compatible with iPhone and iPad, a lot of companies are moving away from Adobe Flash. “Programmers and Web designers say clients increasingly are asking that their websites or applications be compatible with Apple’s iPhone and iPad. Those sites can’t be built with Adobe’s Flash technology, which is used widely for online video and animation but which Apple has banned from its devices,” the report said. Software companies try to keep up with demand for the migration. ”Since the iPad came out we’ve had a lot of clients say that they just don’t want Flash on their sites,” said Chantelle Simoes, vice president at Ninth Degree Inc., a design firm in Dana Point, Calif., which has built websites for Sanyo and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. If current trends continue, Ms. Simoes said, her 10-person firm will need to hire people familiar with Apple’s development tools. Sports Illustrated (SI) uses Adobe Flash extensively on its website. On Wednesday, SI introduced a web application built with HTML5. Carnival Corp., remade its website home page without Flash because of the iPhone. “The iPhone and iPad have made us take a look at alternatives [to Flash],” said Jordan Corredera, director and general manager of Carnival’s online business. CBS plans to switch from Flash to HTML5. In addition, according to MeFeedia, 26% of all internet video is now available in H264 format.

Steve Jobs published a letter explaining his point of view on the Adobe Flash restriction issue in iPhone OS 4. Adobe replied when Shantanu Narayen, Adobe CEO, gave an exclusive Wall Street Journal interview the same day Jobs letter published. Adobe’s co-founders followed with a public letter on their own as well as an ad campaign.

Source: The Wall Street Journal

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Apple is winning the battle with Adobe so far

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