Google Chrome and the Google Chrome OS could come bundled with Adobe Flash, according to new whispers. Integrating Flash into Google Chrome could add a new front in two battles – the clash between Apple and Adobe over Flash and the ongoing cold war between Google and Apple over the Nexus One.
Integrating Flash with the Google Chrome browser won’t have massive ramifications. Adobe already claims that 99% of web surfers already have the Flash plug-in installed. But making Flash part of Google Chrome is also likely to mean that it will be an integral part of the Google Chrome OS.
Google has already show a Google Chrome OS tablet concept and a wave of Google Chrome OS tablets is set to arrive later this year.
Apple got good news yesterday with the announcement that Brightkite will enable iPad video on thousands of websites with an HTML5 solution. Putting Flash at the heart of Google Chrome OS would help Adobe’s fight back, putting it at the heart of a major iPad rival.
Steve Jobs has been vocal about how much he despises Flash and has been none too complimentary about Google recently. Could Adobe and Google be ganging up on Apple?
Due TBC | £free | Google (via ZDNet)
