Flash is around the corner for Google’s G1 and Nokia’s Symbian smart phones; Flash on Blackberries likely coming as well; Apple continues its apathy towards Adobe. The best selling phone in America, Apple’s iPhone, could be the last of the smartphones to get Flash. At a slew of press events over the last few days, Adobe unveiled a new version of mobile version of Flash �" a leaner, faster, smart phone-aimed version of Flash 10. The new version is optimized for ARM processors like the one used in the iPhone. Any smartphone with a 200 MHz or better processor and 16 MB of RAM should be able to run the new version of Flash, opening many phones up to the software. A “completely capable [Web] browser” is also required, implying support of typical standards.

Google’s G1 and future Android smartphones will likely soon be getting the update, either over the air or in Google’s store, although no official release date has been announced. Flash was demoed fully working on a T-Mobile G1 phone, though. It seems like Flash and the iPhone would be a logical fit, but Apple doesn’t think so. Adobe has tried to woo Apple first with ARM-support upgrades and now with even more ARM-processor optimization. The iPhone’s processor clearly can support Flash, and can support it well, but Apple remains obstinate in its refusal to adopt the technology.

Not sure why apple is holding back, safari is great on iphone, but without flash it feels bare

I've read countless times that Apple can have flash on the iPhone when they want it. Now the million dollar question is, why is Apple holding the iPhone back?

Apple is nuts, they just should add the flash in, I don't get what the problem is, maybe insecurity... but that's cant be it.

I'm sure they can work with Adobe to get flash in if they wanted, like flash lite or something