• MWC 2010: Windows Mobile 7 won't Support Flash

    MWC 2010: Windows Mobile 7 won't Support Flash

    Techtree News Staff, Feb 15, 2010 1147 hrs IST

    Adobe's official statement points that newest Windows Phone version won't support Flash

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Most of us know that Microsoft's Windows Mobile 7 is expected to be announced at the upcoming Mobile World Congress 2010 convention at Barcelona. Amidst details that are being reported everyday, we have a new, shocking news that might give jitters to everyone - Windows Mobile 7 will not support Flash! Says who? Adobe itself has apparently issued a statement confirming this news, reported Phonescoop.

The official statement issued by Adobe says:

"Microsoft and Adobe are working closely together. While the newest version of Windows Phone won't support Flash at initial availability, both companies are working to include a browser plug-in for the full Flash player in future versions of Windows Phone. More details will be shared at Microsoft MIX next month."


This confirms our news assuming Adobe means Windows Mobile 7 when it talks about "the newest version of Windows Phone".

Now, we're wondering if Microsoft is doing the Apple gig. No support for Flash in a giant mobile operating system update sounds a bit disheartening since Flash is essential component of the mobile web. Recently, Adobe showed off Flash Player 10.1 beta running on Android platfrom (Motorola Droid) but stated that it would require an Android 2.0 update. Hence, the Flash Player 10.1 running on Android phones will only be possible when Android 2.0+ update goes en masse.

This is yet another blow for Windows Mobile loyalists after knowing that 'no multi-tasking in Windows Mobile 7' might actually come true. Again, all we can do is keep our fingers crossed.

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(8) Comments
Xam
,AK, on Feb 16, 2010 03:19 AM
"Flash is essential component of the mobile web" Actually no. It's not. Not even close. Try again.
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Lucky bubba
,Raleigh, on Feb 15, 2010 06:45 PM
I understand the importance of multitasking. I've used an htc phone last June and it left progrms on, which I was not using and I believed it caused the batteruto drain in under 3 hours. I now use an iPhone and have no problems scrolling to another program and opening it faster than I can blink my eye and I end up with about 14 hour battery time - roughly 4 - 5 hours in gps mode Agreed, we need to have more than one platform out there, but why does everyone always try to follow apple? Just come up with your own platform and offer something different. Right now I prefer apple products and until others start dreaming up something else before apple, you can't win. Apple is already on the next platform by the time the big boys come up with something remotely close to apples offerings. I live technology especially if it buys me more personal time and I would support any brand if it met apples high standards for battery life and overall quality. Nokia was close, but not quite there.
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Wade
,Melbs, on Feb 15, 2010 06:41 PM
Maybe its more Adobe being a shitful lazy company, is there still no 64 bit flash on Windows? Flash should be open sourced.
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Bob
,Fayetteville, NC, on Feb 15, 2010 06:37 PM
Smartest move Microsoft has ever made. Flash is bad. Flash is a major vector for inserting malicious code into computers. Simply having Flash show on your screen is enough to have your machine taken over, and never be trusted again, unless wiped clean. The only fix to protect yourself from Flash vector exploits is to disable Flash by default. The nature of Flash is in such a way, that fixing it, will in fact break it, and make it useless. Flash runs code, someone else's code, on your computer. When you allow that, it is no longer your computer. This IS why Apple doesnt allow it on the iPhone or the coming iPad. Flash simply isn't needed. The risks far out weigh the benefit. There are other ways to do what is needed on those platforms with out using Flash. - To WEB 4.0! No scripting, No Flash, less exploits!
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Shane
,Austin, on Feb 15, 2010 06:26 PM
Are you kidding me? Of course it won't! WinMo7 is not just an upgrade on the older v5, like 6 and 6.5 were, this is a whole 'nother OS. It took Flash close to a year to develop the first "Lite" version of Flash for WinMo5, and it will take months again to develop a new one for WinMo7. It's not as if this is a big surprise to us cell phone devs, we knew the new API would be vastly more complicated and that older apps would have a problem running under the new kernel. You guys are taking something that everyone knew and making it into a big news deal. Next thing you know, you'll be shocking everyone with news of Obama's Presidential win!
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Nil
,NY, on Feb 15, 2010 04:46 PM
man! adobe Flash is history Silverlight rocks period!!!!!!
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dev
,London, on Feb 15, 2010 06:25 PM
man, you are so wrong.... Silverlight is not cross platform and this disqualify this technology especially on mobile area.
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Wen
,SF, on Feb 15, 2010 03:58 PM
I don't believe Microsoft will want Flash on its new Windows Phones. As usual, Microsoft likes to push its own proprietary formats, and in the case of Windows Phone 7, Microsoft will want all applications rewritten in Silverlight, which is a competitor to Flash. It's the old story, like on the desktop computer. Whoever controls the operating system, also controls the formats that that operating system uses. Microsoft can simply lock Flash out.
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