Adobe Defers WinMo for WinPho

The latest version of Adobe Flash is stirring up some questions as to whether websites will actually be using it and which mobile phones will be able to support it.

What originally made Flash successful was that it used very little resources on computers, had very low requirements, and of course, it looked incredibly stylish. In terms of looks, Flash has been improving more and more with each update. The move from Macromedia to Adobe has further extended the features of the web platform. The only problem with Flash is that the better if becomes, the more resources it needs as well.

Apple has already taken a firm stand on support for Flash. Steve Jobs is vocal about not making the iPad support Flash since he feels that HTML5 would be the next big thing for web. On the Android home front, it has already been confirmed that the latest version of the Google mobile platform will support version 10.1 of Adobe Flash.

As for Windows Mobile it looks like Adobe has decided to skip the current generation and wait for the coming Windows Phone 7 OS. No word yet as to why Adobe has decided to go all out with the wait, but it appears that Microsoft’s early unveiling of the WP7 may have caused more problems since it has brought too much attention to the new OS. This has now left the Windows Mobile OS high and dry when it comes to general public interest.

On a technical note, Adobe has indicated that Windows Mobile does not have the necessary files (API) needed to run the new version of Adobe Flash. No word yet if the Bada and the Maemo will also get the new version.

Get to know more about the new Adobe Flash 10.1 system at Softpedia.