Adobe Vs. Apple (Round 1)
Ding Ding!
Adobe is apparently humping mad at Apple for not supporting Flash content on it’s new iPad. Their official Flash blog has posted a few poignant examples of how surfing popular sites on the internet via the iPad will look.
“Millions of websites use Flash,” the blog post says. “Get used to the blue Legos.”
The iPad Flash controversy started when Apple blog AppleInsider.com noticed that promotional images and even a video posted on Apple’s Web site appeared to show Flash-based content being displayed on the iPad. The content included a photo gallery and other Flash-based material from The New York Times’ Web site.
The controversy came to a head when a user submitted a formal complaint to the Federal Trade Commission on Friday. Paul Threatt, a graphic designer from Atlanta, said he felt the marketing materials were “willful false advertising.”
As you can see, the Adobe employee and blogger for TheFlashBlog.com chose to use a porn example, BangBros.com to be specific, in his post. The image was taken down and replaced with a small apology for any offense. Although meant to be a joke, the image brings up many concerns for Adult Industry sites looking to utilize the latest and greatest of Apple products. BangBros.com has offered an MP4 version of it’s site that can be viewed via the iPad. It will be interesting to see how this battle plays out.
