Adobe might have decided to kill off its Flash Player for mobile. But it seems RIM just isn’t willing to let go of the software so easily. It’s confirmed that it’s going to keep Flash going on its ailing BlackBerry PlayBook, claiming it does not want to sully the web experience of the small number who own its tablet. Read on to see just what RIM has to say.
RIM revealed its plans to continue supporting Flash on the PlayBook in an official statement. The Canadian mobile maker said, “As an Adobe source code licensee, we will continue to work on and release our own implementations. RIM remains committed to delivering an uncompromised web browsing experience to our customers, including native support for Adobe Flash Player on our BlackBerry PlayBook tablet.”
While RIM has said it’s also committed to the development of HTML5, it’s belief that Flash will offer an “uncompromised web browsing experience” will raise eyebrows. It’s widely acknowledged that Flash on phones is unsatisfactory.
However, RIM clearly believes this will help the BlackBerry PlayBook stand out from the crowd. Do you think this is a smart move? Or is RIM taking a risk seeing as Adobe will only provide basic support for Flash development? Tell us what you think in the comments.
Via All Things D
