After coming head-on with Android, Steve Jobs have decided to face-off with Adobe.

His article on Apple.com tried to give reasons why Apple doesn't want to incorporate Flash into the iPod, iPhone and iPad. However, there were several loopholes just waiting to be exposed, like playing spot-the-difference games. And while you're at it, you might spot some grammar errors too.

Jobs claims that Adobe is 100% proprietary and Apple is more pro-open. This cannot be further from the truth. Click here for Adobe open source flash builders.

And is Flash the main culprit for crashing Macs? Adobe quickly retaliates, just 2 hours later, with a live interview with Wall Street Journal.

Quoting Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, "If Adobe does crash a Mac, it's probably got something "to do with the Apple operating system." (Take that, Apple!)

Moreover, it might be enlightening to know that Flash's capability to play videos is only a tiny fraction of what Flash really does. Flash is used, mainly, to create interactive websites, animation and interactive games.

I'm not a programmer and may not fully understand the complications within this entire issue. But I'm glad Android has chosen to give users the freedom of choice.



Meanwhile, on a lighter note, Jon Stewart delivered a humorous yet direct criticism of Apple and Steve Jobs over the handling of the Gizmodo incident. Notably, he referenced Apple's 1984 ad, and how Apple is becoming more and more like the then-despicable Microsoft.

"Apple - you guys were the rebels, man, the underdogs. People believed in you. But now, are you becoming the man? Remember back in 1984, you had those awesome ads about overthrowing Big Brother? Look in the mirror, man! …It wasn't supposed to be this way - Microsoft was supposed to be the evil one! But you guys are busting down doors in Palo Alto while Commandant Gates is ridding the world of mosquitoes! What the fuck is going on?!"

Well, perhaps Jobs forgot all about that ad, because shortly after, in 1985, he got kicked out of Apple. Who knows, maybe the board of directors then hated his guts too.

Labels: adobe, apple, tech

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