Andy Rubin was on hand today for Adobe MAX developer’s conference and got on stage during the keynote address.  Alongside Adobe’s Kevin Lynch, Andy showed Flash running within a web browser, signaling to the world that Android is ready to handle the technology.

Presumably only a matter of weeks away now, we can soon expect to see Flash updates to Android’s OS.  With the way Google and T-Mobile have been pumping out, we’d not be surprised to see RC31 later this week.  Of course, this is likely not the case, but it’s great to see Android ready to integrate the media player.

“We are excited to be working alongside Adobe to bring Flash technology to Android.  Adobe Flash is crucial to a rich Internet and content experience on mobile devices and we are thrilled that Google will be one of the first companies along with the Open Handset Alliance to bring Flash technology to the smartphone market.” - Andy Rubin, Google’s director of mobile platforms

Take that Apple.

Speaking of, here’s what Wired has to say today.  In an article called “Why Apple Will Never Permit Adobe Flash on the iPhone“, Brian X. Chen posits that Flash is so rich and full featured that it could ultimately create apps that take run through the internet, in turn, take away from Apple’s bread and butter, the App Store.

Flash has evolved from being a mere animation player into a multimedia platform capable of running applications of its own. That means Flash would open a new door for application developers to get their software onto the iPhone: Just code them in Flash and put them on a web page. In so doing, Flash would divert business from the App Store, as well as enable publishers to distribute music, videos and movies that could compete with the iTunes Store.

He’s probably right.  Further, Google could care less if that were the case with Android.  Getting more people using mobile internet is their primary concern.

Source: androidguys

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