Adobe and Microsoft are very interested in developing Flash and Silverlight (respectively) support for the iPhone - but Apple continues to stand in the way of their implementation.
With Silverlight 2 announced yesterday, Microsoft VP Scott Guthrie has confirmed the block, saying, "Basically where we’re at right now is we have talked with Apple.
"We are very interested in being able to run [Silverlight] on the iPhone. At the end of the day, Apple ultimately controls what software runs on the iPhone. To date, what they’ve said is that at this time, they’re not looking to enable browser plug-ins like Silverlight or Flash to run on top of it.”
There is a little hope in sight - it appears Apple hasn't fully closed the door to either firm yet, with Guthrie telling Webmonkey, “They might in the future, but right now it isn’t an option for any vendor and so if they let us we’ll definitely come. Until they open it up to third-party plug-ins, like Silverlight and Flash, we’re both prevented from running there.”
Via: PowerPage
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Go Apple, Open web standards
Go Apple, Open web standards for all, the more people push for openess 2 of the biddies apple and google) the less excuses people will have to use things like flash and silverlight (not that there ever was an excuse for silverlight lol) Besides, the apparent iphone version of flash adobe had running was the pointless mobile version.
-who needs rollover, its a touchscreen.
open standards and apple? seriously?
Open standards for the iphone is an oxymoron. Apple, and the iPhone are notoriously closed, inspite of the unix base of OSX. I mean, do you really need a noob to tell you this?
There is nothing open about
There is nothing open about iPhone. Fanbois always find the strangest explanations... If Apple could decide we would only use programs sanctioned by the great leader on the desktop side as well.
Open standards are all well
Open standards are all well and good, but there really isn't an "open" version of Flash or Silverlight that I'm aware of. Maybe I've just missed something.
I suppose SVG is a possibility, but I think the boat has already sailed. Flash is the de facto standard. Apple just needs to bite the bullet and accept it.
The users want it...
Apple must accept that most users want to see several functions sooner that something like streetview. Ofcourse it's fun, but copy past, flash, and horizontal emailing (native) are more wanted...
Hopefully some governments will push apple also to open it up so other browsers also can get a chance of being installed on iPhone..