iPhone has the Web (circa 1997)

Yes, the iPhone has the Web – but it’s like having the web ten years ago, when there was no Flash.  So if you want to see what the Internet was like back then, then get the iPhone.  Otherwise I reccomend the Nokia N95.

Yes, and the following YouTube video sums up the iPhone’s web experience today (very, very web 1.0).

The Wall Street Journal article is headlined Adobe, Apple Hit Flash Point.  If you don’t have access to wsj.com, macdailynews.com graciously repeats a bit more of the article’s content [click here]

Two more excerpts:

The lack of Flash Player is an oft-cited reason for not buying the iPhone, according to a number of Apple online user forums.

Another theory is that Apple may be developing its own player, given that Adobe’s products for cellphones are essentially the only choice now available.

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