Thread: No to Java and MAYBE Flash on iPhone's browser

Poque of The New York Times is the man! He’s confirmed that the iPhone’s browser MIGHT support Flash and a BIG NO to Java. The following was transcribed from an audio-recorded interview.

So I’ve asked John Markoff, who audio-recorded our interview with Steve Jobs, to play back the relevant exchange for me. Here it is:

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Markoff: “What about all those plugins that live within Safari now, like Flash or like Java or like JavaScript?”

Jobs: “Well, JavaScript’s built into the Phone. Sure.”

Markoff: “And what are you thinking about Flash and Java?”

Jobs: “Java’s not worth building in. Nobody uses Java anymore. It’s this big heavyweight ball and chain.”

Markoff: “Flash?”

Jobs: “Well, you might see that.”

Markoff: “What about YouTube–”

Jobs: “Yeah, YouTube—of course. But you don’t need to have Flash to show YouTube. All you need to do is deal with YouTube. And plus, we could get ‘em to up their video resolution at the same time, by using h.264 instead of the old codec.”

Well, there you have it…straight from Steve’s mouth!

src - http://www.myiphone.com/no-to-java-a...wser-15227.php

Here is an article that disproves this information:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...93#post3238293

Originally Posted by Alex

Here is an article that disproves this information:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthre...93#post3238293

Interesting read, thanks for the update!

Originally Posted by apple

LOL, oh yeah, looks like Steve was stoned.

Stoned is the #1 cause of innovation... trust me.

Originally Posted by Dr.Ead

some even gained inspiration while peeing

I don't know why, but this made me crack up so bad. :D