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  • Apple's Jobs criticizes Flash's 'closed system'

    04/29/2010 10:07:50 AM PDT · by Ernest_at_the_Beach · 140 replies · 1,265+ views
    Reuters ^ | Thu Apr 29, 2010 11:43am EDT
    * Calls software "closed," questions reliability* Flash not compatible on iPhone, iPad * Adobe shares fall 2 percent, Apple up 2.4 pct SAN FRANCISCO, April 29 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O) Chief Executive Steve Jobs on Thursday called Adobe Systems (ADBE.O) Flash multimedia software a "closed system" that is ill-suited for the company's suite of mobile devices, escalating the war of words between the two companies. Jobs said Flash's system is closed because it is a proprietary system from Adobe, which controls everything from its features to its pricing. Ironically, perhaps, similar charges have been lobbed at Apple's products...