Apple has hired a new vice president of technology, and while that's not entirely unusual, the choice person is: Kevin Lynch was Adobe's CTO and one of the most vociferous defenders of Flash, which Apple never supported on iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad.
Back in the day (circa 2009), Lynch was highly critical of Apple's decision to leave Flash out of the iPhone, and even went so far as to help create a video intended to humiliate the device for the omission.
Made for Adobe's developer conference in 2009, the video spoofs shows likeMyth Busters with Lynch and friends explaining that they got Flash to work on a multitude of devices (including what looks like a Mad Men-era TV) except for two: an old rotary phone and the iPhone.
Lynch and the host then set out to install Flash on the iPhone — by force. First up is a blender, then some dynamite, finally culminating in a steamroller flattening the phone along with a CD-ROM, supposedly loaded with Flash. (The violence begins around the 1:30 mark.)
Amusingly absurd destruction, certainly, although it does make you wonder what Apple was thinking in hiring Lynch, or how his interviews went over, particularly with iPhone designer Jony Ive. We'll see how Lynch's role plays out in the coming months and years, but one thing is certain: His mobile-device-steamrolling days are behind him.
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Data source: Via Mashable (By Christina Warren)
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