Adobe Flash finally comes to Apple iPhone

It looks like Adobe is finally bringing Flash to the Apple iPhone and other iOS devices but do not think Apple has had a change of heart now that Steve Jobs is gone. Adobe Flash Media Server 4.5 and Adobe Flash Access 3.0 products will bring Flash content to iOS devices but not through the traditional means Adobe has been used to.

In general, Adobe Flash on mobile works by using an app that uses the handsetprocessor to render the content. Jobs hascriticized this by saying its way too resource-intensive and can damage battery life and overall system performance. The latest Adobe products take care of that processing on the server side so iOS users can access this and Apple cannot really block it without going through extreme measures which would likely be more trouble than its worth.

The new Adobe Flash products are aimed at content producers and it will enable them to utilize their existing work flows to target iOS users as well as other mobile users without having to transition too much. This includes the ability to do live streaming, as well as include digital rights management.