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The reason Apple prevents
SilverLight and Flash is that those two are potentially platform plays conflicting with Apple's own platform strategy. Apple would rather have their own QuickTime runtime acting the role of Flash/SilverLight on iPhone, and it's said they are working on it.
Posted by: LBiege   Posted on: 10/13/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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The choose their words carefully. Like "has access to" a computer with  DonnieBoy | 10/13/08
And your point is..  CrashPad | 10/13/08
The point is, if your parse their words, they are trying to make the  DonnieBoy | 10/13/08
Is that any different then  GuidingLight | 10/13/08
Right here we are talking Silverlight, and adoption is dismal. Nobody is  DonnieBoy | 10/13/08
Adoption is not dismal, as you have forgetten something  GuidingLight | 10/13/08
No, read the article, even MS admits that only ONE IN FOUR even has access  DonnieBoy | 10/13/08
True  LBiege | 10/13/08
One in four is dismal?  Sleeper Service | 10/14/08
That's the only way it will get adopted....  GOTBO | 10/15/08
So does the adoption rate apply to all of your  USTechHead | 10/14/08
BINGO - but that's a little to close to his mother's basement for him - nt  USTechHead | 10/14/08
Contribute?  Jim4Prez | 10/14/08
Windows Mobile, no; iPhone, no  mlindl | 10/13/08
chrome and iphone  Mary Jo Foley ZDNet Moderator | 10/13/08
The reason Apple prevents  LBiege | 10/13/08
I agree. This is not "protecting the consumer"  GuidingLight | 10/13/08
If that's true I hope it's better than what they have now - ugh! nt  USTechHead | 10/14/08
Flash is slow as molasses on anything except Windows...  olePigeon | 10/13/08
Apple + Adobe  rynning | 10/13/08
Slight edit, Mary  Sleeper Service | 10/14/08
Won't be allowed?  Jim4Prez | 10/14/08
I have Flash, I don't need Silverlight.  T1Oracle | 10/13/08
Share the issues?  logic_earth | 10/13/08
We need an open standard with a reference open source implementation.  DonnieBoy | 10/13/08
OK, put your money where your mouth is  markbn | 10/13/08
"We"  Jim4Prez | 10/14/08
And here we go with your drivil  CrashPad | 10/13/08
Ouch - lol - but Ouch nt  USTechHead | 10/14/08
Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no  Lovedork_Anderson | 10/13/08
Google Chrome support?  graham.lv | 10/15/08
To me Silverlight 2 means: .NET Languages and Web Services!  Roque Mocan | 10/13/08
2nd That  zboyles | 10/13/08
just FUD.  magallanes | 10/14/08
RE: Silverlight 2: Google Chrome support, yes; iPhone, no  peter.woff@... | 10/14/08

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