The tech industry is no stranger to Steve Jobs’ lack of support for Adobe Flash; in fact, it has become something that many already expect from the eccentric Apple CEO. However, many developers now feel a sudden crunch from Apple as the License agreement on the iPhone operating system version 4.0 SDK clearly blocks out the use of Adobe Flash Professional CS as a viable tool for developing new applications.

Consumers have plenty to worry about as well, with Apple tightening its grip on developers and fully blocking out Adobe, it is possible that the there will now be less app support for the iPhone.

Adobe on the other hand is trying hard to keep up with the needs and demands of Apple. According to Steve Jobs, Flash is unstable and slow, and that the reason why Apple products such as the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch lack Flash support is because it would impede the device’s performance. While many experts fail to see the logic behind this claim, it is more than enough to have Apple completely do without support for the feature.

The announcement of the SDK license agreement has sent shockwaves through the industry as developers now find themselves needing new tools for the OS and Adobe losing its ground as one of the largest developers of design software.

Steve Jobs has been pushing for the use of HTML5 as a viable format of web video, and though it is powerful, many existing websites still use Flash FLV –which is why plenty of websites with streaming video are inaccessible through the iPad touch screen tablet.

Some developers are still hoping for a workaround or a loophole that would enable them to make use of Flash content for developing iPhone apps in the future.

Read more about the Adobe’s reaction to Apple’s announcement at Business Week.

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