And the skirmish between Apple and Adobe continues with the iPhone 2.0 software. There’s been a lot of back and forth about Flash support for the iPhone, with Apple remaining unwilling to allow Adobe to play in the iPhone sandbox, while simultaneously doing everything they can to make iPhone users realize that they really don’t even need Flash.
So, what’s among the most popular uses for Flash on the web? Watching video! And what’s the most prevalent source of Flash video? YouTube! Of course, you’ve always been able to fire up the iPhone’s YouTube app and gorge yourself on enough 1980s cartoon openings to trigger a temporal shock crisis, but now Apple’s added a handy little feature that makes it possible for you to watch YouTube videos embedded in web pages.
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