Jobs: Flash Not Good Enough For The iPhone
In comments made at Apple's recent shareholder meeting, CEO Steve Jobs said that the iPhone doesn't support Flash because it runs too slowly on the device to be useful. The iPhone's lack of Flash has been one of the major complaints levied against it. He also said we won't see iPhone apps until "summer."
On the iPhone:
- It won't have Flash for the forseeable future (speed of processor issues)
- There will be lots of applications out (but not until?) this summer based on the SDK
- The SDK will bring gaming to the iPhone/iPod touch
- Will there be an iPhone blogging application? Jobs said "build one using the SDK" - so no plans yet.
- They still plan to sell 10 million in 2008. (Better hurry with the 3G)
- Apple plans to offer the iPhone in both China and India "one day," ... but declined to say when
- Unlocked iPhones are a good thing - it shows demand
- There was opportunity in business for the iPhone
Regarding the company:
- At the meeting, investors passed a shareholder proposal urging the company to allow investors to have an advisory vote each year on executive compensation
- Apple has no plans to buy back stock
- Tim Cook reiterated that they passed Dell to become number one in Higher Education laptop sales.
- Investors voted down another shareholder proposal for Apple to deepen its commitment to limiting its environmental impact by creating a special board committee on sustainability.
- Corporate responsibility - Apple delivered a code of conduct to all of its first tier vendors that it enforces vigorously. Apple has dropped relationships due to vendors not adhering to these. It plans to expand this to lower tier vendors
Gaming:
- Reiterated Windows games released by EA for the Mac using Transgaming's Cider
- Apple gives game developers much needed support - World of Warcraft for instance
- iPhone/iPod Touch games with SDK would be out soon
- Has no plans to take on Microsoft's (or Sony or Nintendo's) dominance/lead in gaming
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