Ok, It has been what 3-4 years and flash has yet to be on the iPhone. It never seemed to be a big deal until Apple pulled the plug on any apps compiled in third party compilers and with the announcement of the iPad.

This isn’t speaking to Adobe directly but since Adobe had a Flash App bundle set to release about 2 weeks after the iPad was announced it set the pace for the Brand wars.

Steve Jobs released a public letter “Thoughts on Flash”

Adobe countered with the launch of an ad campaign We love Apple

A few facts.
Most if not all flash on the net is designed for mouse interaction meaning anything with that requires hovering will suffer on the iPhone only because it was not designed as the designated device for delivery.

Flash used in Kiosks is generally designed for touch interaction.

Think of any Flash interaction that has a hover state like a drop down menu. Most sites require the mouse to be in the active area. Now put your finder over top of the text, remembering your screen is now 3.5″ (granted not as bad on the iPad) It becomes obvious that your finger is not transparent and in the way.

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