Despite criticism from Adobe, Apple is sticking to their guns on their stance towards the iPad not having Flash support. Adobe has developed Flash version 10.1 for certain mobile platforms, including Windows Mobile, Adroid, and Palm's WebOS. With this development, Adobe is sparking more and more interest in the prospect of having Flash integration on mobile devices, but certainly not from Apple.
Both sides of the argument have valid points; Apple's iPhone was and is still extremely successful, and it has never had Flash support. Adobe's argument is that by limiting the iPad by having no Flash support, it cuts off users from a lot of content on the web, and I have to agree. Today Flash is used in a variety of ways on the net; games, videos, and even entire websites. By not supporting it, the iPad browser may leave users disappointed and wanting more.
On top of this, Apple's iPad is a completely different device than the iPhone. It was built for a target market, which may or may not yield a profitable. The tablet device hasn't caught on just yet, and maybe never will, but Apple is definitely hurting it's chances by limiting it's browser by not including support for Flash.
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