Adobe has taken the gloves off on the fight to get Flash onto the iPhone. iPhone users who travel to sites that require Flash will get a direct message from Adobe saying that it is not their fault they cant view Flash content.
The image (posted below) directly calls out Apple for "restrict[ing the] use of technologies" that are needed to view such content on the iPhone. There are a couple of possible reasons why Apple is restricting the use of Flash.
The first, and the most consistent, argument is that Flash will drain battery life. Apple likes to show off how long their batteries can last (see new uni-body MacBook and MacBook Pro) and would not want to jeopardize the iPhones battery.
A second hypothesis is that Apple may be working on its own mobile based Flash competitor. Apple knows that it has cornered the multimedia phone market and may want to try and push its own mobile Flash competitor on the back of the iPhone.
No one really knows what Adobe's motivation is, are they looking out for the general consumer or are they scared Apple may be developing its own competing mobile product? Regardless, Adobe is ready for a fight and doesn't mind putting the consumer in the middle.
Thanks for the tip Mephistopheles
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