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Flash Ported To iOS and iPhone 4
An anonymous reader noted that there is a simple HOWTO explaining how to install flash on an iPhone4. Mad props for using Strong Bad as the demo. Of course, step one is to use the JailBreakMe. Once installed, Flash inside Safari loads in a stopped state so it won't even hurt performance unless you decide to actually execute the program.
Um, there should be no quotes around "fixes". While JailBreakMe uses the exploit for honest purposes, we need to keep in mind that the exploit is a huge security hole that needs to get fixed ASAP.
Dude, seriously. I hate the plastic knife they pack away in those little cheesy cracker packs. It doesn't work very well and it's more garbage for the environment, but sometimes it's the only way to spread my cheese. I could hate the plastic spreader, write about it in blogs, start a petition... However sometimes it's just what I'm looking for even if I don't agree with it.
With that said, many, many flash sites load and run very well on my Nexus One. More than I would have thought, and I can always turn it off, or not go to the site.
once more into the breach
I don't think anyone wants Flash, per se, but they may well want content that's only available (or more easily available) in Flash.
No need to care what Apple says. Flash has been and is available on other smartphone platforms with hardware similar to the iPhone for years now. It runs like shit on those, so I don't see any reason why it wouldn't run like shit on the iPhone.
I don't always use unix-like operating systems; but when I do, I prefer FreeBSD.
It also runs poorly on OSX. And Linux. And really anything other than Windows.