It's just that Flash is completely different from HTML, and developers who have been using Flash cannot simply be expected to turn around and learn HTML5, which is a completely different technology. HTML5 has some of the features of Flash, but it's not a successor to it. Flash is used for more than just streaming video.
Battery life's a poor argument as well. Games are allowed on the iPhone OS, and they chew up battery life, why allow them? Users aren't complete morons, they can manage their own batteries.
Also, here's Adobe's Response.
I'm liking how the new iPhone looks. I've always disliked it's curved-shell backing.
Oh, and this is pretty funny regarding the Gizmodo leak.
Battery life's a poor argument as well. Games are allowed on the iPhone OS, and they chew up battery life, why allow them? Users aren't complete morons, they can manage their own batteries.
Also, here's Adobe's Response.
I'm liking how the new iPhone looks. I've always disliked it's curved-shell backing.
Oh, and this is pretty funny regarding the Gizmodo leak.