File this under "We'll believe it when we see it", but GearLive is reporting that Macromedia Flash may be coming to an iPhone near you shortly.
The one thing that the iPhone's Safari / WebKit based browser does not have compared to it's sibling desktop version is Flash. Without the Macromedia Flash plugin, some sites are rendered useless (which to me just means they aren't standards compliant nor accessible).
From GearLive.com
"We already have had a couple people ask about the supposed battery and CPU issues that were holding Flash back from being included on the iPhone in the first place. From what I am hearing, it was a complete fabrication. Flash has not yet made it to the iPhone solely due to business negotiations. As we said, it is now on it's way!"
According to the site, Flash integration may even be introduced as soon as the end of February, which should coincide with the release of the Apple iPhone SDK. Again, we'll believe it when we see it.
The one thing that the iPhone's Safari / WebKit based browser does not have compared to it's sibling desktop version is Flash. Without the Macromedia Flash plugin, some sites are rendered useless (which to me just means they aren't standards compliant nor accessible).
From GearLive.com
"We already have had a couple people ask about the supposed battery and CPU issues that were holding Flash back from being included on the iPhone in the first place. From what I am hearing, it was a complete fabrication. Flash has not yet made it to the iPhone solely due to business negotiations. As we said, it is now on it's way!"
According to the site, Flash integration may even be introduced as soon as the end of February, which should coincide with the release of the Apple iPhone SDK. Again, we'll believe it when we see it.
WOW!! That is good, good news :)