This argument goes into some detail about the politics: http://thenextweb.org/2008/05/03/what-is-adobes-crystal-ball-saying/ http://thenextweb.org/2008/05/03/w

This argument goes into some detail about the politics: http://thenextweb.org/2008/05/03/what-is-adobes-crystal-ball-saying/ http://thenextweb.org/2008/05/03/what-is-adobes-crystal-ball... "So a taste of what’s next: As Apple jostles it out with Adobe as to whether Flash is going to be incorporated on the iPhone we get a glimpse of what’s at stake for all involved. Live mobile streaming is the hot potato just out of the oven. With services such as Flixwagon and Qik setting new standards, I’m pretty sure that the Adobe Flash’s crystal ball is telling them they need to be at the forefront of mobile streaming. To grease the wheels they are removing the paid license mobile operators have been incurring worth over 50 million USD annually to Adobe to incorporate Flash in their mobile devices and teaming up with every major player in the market, in effect forcing Apple to play the Flash game or be left out in the cold."