Well well, how the tables have turned. How the mighty have fallen. How the… oh wait, I see what you did there.
Skyfire, makers of the popular multi-platform mobile browser with almost one million Android users, have announced the submission of their iPhone and iPad version to Apple for review and final approval. You may be asking yourself, how will this browser allow Flash video to be played on the iPhone and iPad?
Skyfire accomplishes this by transcoding all of the Flash video into HTML5 on the Skyfire servers, taking the burden off the phone itself. This allows the playback of Flash on Apple devices, without what Steve Jobs calls the “technical problems” of Flash.
It will be interesting to see whether or not this is approved by Apple. Given the fact that Skyfire has been working closely with them in adhering to their strict HTML5 guidelines, all signs are pointing to yes. However, if it is rejected, it will prove once and for all that Jobs’ Flash ban is more political than it is technical.
Continue reading after the break for the full presser:
Skyfire submits iPhone friendly version to Apple; your move, Steve
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