Comments on: Could the EU’s Digital Agenda Force Apple to Put Flash On the iPhone?

By: james braselton

james braselton — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:10:23 +0000

hi there yah a ban on flash pc should ban flash as well

By: Mike

Mike — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:03:38 +0000

Well it is already mentioned in another post here, but this story is getting old by now. There has already been an EU official stating that they will not force Apple or any other company to install things they don´t want on their hardware.

Move along folks, nothing to see here.

By: haggis

haggis — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 10:23:51 +0000

Either the EU is terminally stupid when it comes to technology, or they must be running a bit low on funds and figuring out new ways to fine companies millions.

By: HenryP

HenryP — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:17:29 +0000

It’s posturing and positioning by the EU or others.

1. Apple could easily argue that their iOS products use standard HTML 5 which doesn’t require any special additional software to use websites or web applications, keeping the cost and open nature of our products intact.
2. Should Apple upgrade their software everytime a new security gap in Flash is exploited.
3. There will be other competitive products or platforms which Flash will be available on, ie. Android tablets/pads and perhaps the HP WebOS Tablet/pad.
4. Unlike the situation with Micrsoft who OS ran on a multitude of Computers, from many manufacturers, Apple is one of many smartphone companies, they are all closed to a certain extact. If you don’t like the limitations on one, buy someone else’s platform.

It is more likely to see the EU look more closely at the iTunes Apps process for what gets approved and what doesn’t or what gets pulled from the App store.

By: gaurav singh

gaurav singh — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:41:22 +0000

who r u please give me intro.

By: Alexis

Alexis — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:04:28 +0000

well if this happens…watch Apple pull the iOS devices from the EU…and then they will have a disaster on their hands

say good bye to Apple for Europe because Apple will NOT allow them to govern what is on the iOS devices…PERIOD

By: Hintzmann

Hintzmann — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:10:33 +0000

Spokesman Rejects Rumor: The EU will not Force Flash Down the Throats of Apple

http://www.technorotic.com/2010/07/spokesman-rejects-rumor-the-eu-will-not-force-flash-down-the-throats-of-apple/

By: Bill

Bill — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:17:53 +0000

“Could the EU’s Digital Agenda Force Apple to Put Flash On the iPhone?”

No.

By: David

David — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:02:08 +0000

Two questions:
1. Is the EU trying to pick winners, both companies and technologies?
2. Is the EU going to a) set out a set of public standards that interoperate and let companies pick or are they going b) to tell companies what standards to use?

I predict they will pick winners and tell them what technologies they can use. – can’t help themselves.