<![CDATA[Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash "performs too slow to be useful" on iPhone - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash "performs too slow to be useful" on iPhone - Valleywag Comments]]> <![CDATA[Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash "performs too slow to be useful" on iPhone]]> The iPhone may be the perfect tool for demonstrating those clueless clients who want a Flash-based website that it's a terrible idea. Or that they should at least provide an alternative HTML version. You know, the one savvy Web users select anyway (when they are allowed the choice), even when they have broadband access.

Arnaud H

]]> <![CDATA[Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash "performs too slow to be useful" on iPhone]]> Totally agree. Can you imagine hitting a web site and have it start downloading 300K of Flash-based "rich" advertising over EDGE???

isights

]]> <![CDATA[Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash "performs too slow to be useful" on iPhone]]> @matto: Three reasons you're very wrong: GCJ (the GNU Java compiler), JIT compilation/cachine has gotten much better (look at .NET), and native/pseudo-native physical Java machines (usually microcontrollers).

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]]> <![CDATA[Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash "performs too slow to be useful" on iPhone]]> Oh noes! Where will I play pony pong if not on my goddam phone!

raincoaster

]]> <![CDATA[Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash "performs too slow to be useful" on iPhone]]> @sample032: Java's too slow to be useful anywhere.

matto

]]> <![CDATA[Steve Jobs: Adobe's Flash "performs too slow to be useful" on iPhone]]> Fair enough, but this doesn't explain the lack of J2ME.

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