According to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, a large chunk of web video content is unavailable for viewing via the computing giant's iPhone because software developer Adobe Systems' Flash Player mobile media player simply isn't good enough. Speaking at Apple's annual shareholder meeting Tuesday, Jobs said the iPhone requires a media player more robust than the current Flash mobile solution, arguing that while the Flash Player for laptops fits the bill, it is designed for devices larger than the iPhone, and therefore performs too slowly on handsets. "There's this missing product in the middle," Jobs said. Web-based videos for iPhone must be optimized for Apple-endorsed file formats--at present, only user-generated video site YouTube is willing to jump through that particular hoop, greatly limiting the video content available to iPhone users.
For more on Jobs' comments:
- read this MarketWatch article [1]
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Apple gets the last word of iPhone [2] apps
O2 Ireland confirms iPhone [3] deal
AT&T: 95% of iPhone [4] owners surf the mobile web
Links:
[1] http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/adobes-flash-player-not-suited/story.aspx?guid=%7BEC690213-1B82-4A51-9D63-028BE06EC44C%7D
[2] http://www.fiercedeveloper.com/story/apple-gets-the-last-word-on-iphone-apps/2008-03-04
[3] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/o2-ireland-confirms-iphone-deal/2008-02-28
[4] http://www.fiercemobilecontent.com/story/att-95-of-iphone-owners-surf-the-mobile-web/2008-02-14