I don’t like Flash on the Mac because it’s a resource hog, but Flash is not going to go away. I believe it should be available if necessary, but for those that don’t want it, have a disabling option. The iPhone not having Flash will allow other platforms to have bragging rights. I say if Apple doesn’t want it, fine. They know what they are doing and the absence of Flash will not damage the Apple mobile platform for consumers.

However, the enterprise may be a different situation. I guess they need support for everything. That’s that legacy crap again, so I understand why the BB really has to support Flash or Silverlight whether it’s practical or not.

I mean, we’ve had iPhones without Flash for over 3 years now, and while initial complaints seemed understandable, it has not stopped sales to exceed expectations. While Copy/Paste, better camera and faster performance were well ahead of Flash compatibility in the complaints box for previous models, I still don’t hear a clamoring for Flash now that 3GS/OS 3 have addressed those issues.

I’d suggest that with the number of web sites that now provide or are going to provide mobile versions of their sites, the iPhone (as well as other web-savvy smartphones) is generating more web development attention than Flash…and certainly will be by next summer!

The new practice of forcing users to sit through an advert before they get to see the content they clicked on is particularly galling.

Mac users gave up on RIMM a long time ago because of their apparent disregard for the platform and Mac users dollars.

Too bad, so sad. They’re paying for it now. After going through four Crapberry’s, my boss finally gave in and went to an iPhone. And never looked back. Mine isn’t provided by the office. I had to pay for it. Gladly. I use it so much, I run the battery out daily by about 8 p.m.

Since Flash runs to poorly on Macs – given Adobe’s awful programming – and given how most if not all web browser crashes are caused by Flash, this is not that great of an advantage for the BlackBerry.

Go ahead, Blackberry, off the cliff you go.

If RIM was adding Flash today or tomorrow, I could say that you might have a point at kicking Apple’s nads, but tooting your horn 12 months early is not cool. That’s a Microsoft maneuver. That’s something you do in desperation, hoping it will keep people from going into a 2 year commitment with an iPhone today.

Weak.