Adobe對Apple iPad / iPhone不支援Flash所做的官方論述。

大概是這幾天網路上吵的太兇了，於是Adobe在官方 Flash Blog 上對目前 Apple iPad（iPhone） 不支援Flash一事，針對目前網路討論上幾個常見的理由做出了回應，以下是簡單翻譯，因該是會有點翻譯上的問題，所以連原文也一並奉上：

"Flash technology isn't open" -- The Flash file format specifications are open and unrestricted, so Apple can build their own Flash Player if they want. If Apple wants the source code to the Flash Player, we're happy to provide it, just as we have to many other device manufacturers.



「Flash並非開放的科技。」

Flash檔案格式是公開不受限制的，只要Apple想要，便可以自行打造Flash Player。如果Apple需要Flash Player的source code，我們非常樂意提供，就如同我們提供給其他硬體廠商一樣。





"Apple doesn't want to pay for Flash Player" -- Apple can put it on the iPad (and iPhone) without paying Adobe or anyone a dime. The Flash Player has always been free to all consumers worldwide, and is available to device makers royalty free through the Open Screen Project. There are dozens of other devices that do that today.



「Apple不想為Flash Player付費。」

Apple可以免費的將Flash Player放在iPad（或iPhone）上，而不用付給Adobe或任何人一分錢。Flash Player對全球的每個消費者一向是免費的，透過Open Screen Project ，終端裝置市場也可以免授權金取得。在今天已經有無數的硬體設備採取此作法。





"I don't want Flash on my iPad (or iPhone)" -- That's fine, we support your ability to choose, and don't want to require Flash Player on any device. But we do want it to be an option for the millions of people who have requested it.



「我不想要Flash出現在我的iPad（或iPhone）。」

我們尊重消費者的選擇。但是我也希望提供可以使用Flash的選項給需要使用Flash的用戶。

（這段翻譯的有點糟，講白一點就是Flash可以內建，不想用的人也可以自己關掉！）





"Flash won't perform well on the iPad (iPhone)" -- It's fast enough for other devices that have similar chips (and even less powerful chips) built on the ARM architecture. The Palm Pre, Google Nexus One, Motorola Droid, and other devices all run beta versions of Flash Player 10.1 beautifully.



「Flash無法在iPad（iPhone）上有好的效能表現」

Flash在其他搭載相似（甚至效能更低）的ARM晶片裝置上已經夠快速。Palm Pre、Google Nexus One、Motorola Droid與其他裝置全部都能完美地運作Flash Player 10.1 beta。





"HTML5 is replacing Flash" -- This is a red herring to justify keeping a platform closed by drawing attention to another open technology. HTML5 and Flash are in no way exclusive. As with HTML4 and Flash, there are some use cases that can be served with either technology, but there are also many cases where the technologies serve different purposes. As on Android devices, HTML 5 and Flash can both easily be supported on this and future devices.



「HTML5正在取代Flash。」

這是別有用心的作法在於保持平台的封閉性而將注意力轉移到另一個開放的技術。HTML5與Flash絕不是互相排斥的技術，正如同HTML4與Flash。有許多的例子可以同時用兩者達成，也有需多情況下技術被用在不同的目的。例如Android裝置，HTML5與Flash可同時輕易地被支援。

原文在這段論述之後，就開始大批iPhone/iPad的封閉式平台阻礙其他技術的創新，以及不允許使用者安裝其他第三方瀏覽器等。當然，這些論點其實也不能算錯。技術上的開放是可以帶來創新沒錯，不過在非官方的SDK下，操作介面能否讓使用者保持一貫的體驗就很難說了，而且說到底用戶也不會管軟體背後是用什麼技術，只要好用就好了。



不過我個人覺得，Adobe在搬出這一大段技術創新論之前…



先把 Mac OSX 上的 Flash Player 搞好再說吧！！





【from】 Enabling innovation isn't magic. (Adobe Flash Platform Blog)