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Fake Steve Jobs: Flash and Google ads will be removed in iPhone OS and OS X purely for tech reasons

Categories: Apple
By: , IntoMobile
Wednesday, May 5th, 2010 at 1:20 AM

Fake Steve Jobs is on the roll. His latest blog post is awesome as he discusses reasons why Flash support will be removed from the OS X operating system. It’s a hilarious and a must read.

Among the reasons quoted we highlight:

  • Hardly any videos use Flash anymore.
  • Flash is the number one reason Macs crash. Well, not anymore.
  • Flash affects the battery life.
  • Flash was designed for mice and MacBook Pro does not have one.

In addition to Flash, he said that Gawker Media Web sites won’t not be supported in Safari, both on the iPhone OS and OS X. :)

Of course, technology reasons are to blame.

The same will apply to Google ads which were fine in the PC era, but now they just look ugly and Mac users don’t want them on their computers.

Finally, under iPhone OS 4.0, certain phone numbers will not work both for incoming and outgoing calls. If you call Apple to find out whether a certain number is on the blocked list, you will get the “That information is not available” explanation.

Love it. :)

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Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.