It’s amazing to me this whole hubbub about Flash. And really It’s not really such a big deal in our world, and it shouldn’t be anywhere. Steve Jobs of Apple called it buggy when it came to the iPhone, Adobe then accused Apple of having unrealistic expectations, but when they put Flash on an Android phone… guess what? It crashed and burned! So, It’s not hard to say that Jobs was right… and we knew it from the start.

See, Apple may lean a little Nazi when it comes to what they put out for their products… but that’s totally understandable when you have so many companies rushing to put stuff out there. There are going to be corners cut in a mad rush, and Apple is not going to put something out that compromises the functionality of their product. And by putting out Flash, something that’s been buggy since day one, when it does crash and burn it will hurt the phone’s reputation as well as Flash’s. So there shouldn’t be any debate about it, Adobe just needs to get off the snide.

In full disclosure, we’ve never been a fan of flash simply because it’s not accessible, and it NEVER will be. Accessibility is NOT just about interacting with people with disabilities, it’s about how accessible the code is to the browser. If you need a plugin to access a site, well that’s strike one, two, and three all wrapped up into one. The thing people don’t know is if you’re site is accessible on desktops, it’s accessible on mobile devices too. And with a few minor CSS tweaks it can be optimized for mobile, and still maintain the desktop look and feel. It’s not rocket science, it’s just making the most of the web standards.

So really, we hope Flash doesn’t hit mobile anytime soon. The more people that discover you can do a lot of what you need with just HTML, CSS, and maybe a little JavaScript, the more irrelevant Flash will become. And we will HAPPILY dig a hole in the backyard when it dies!