It feels like all the hot debate about the lack of Adobe Flash on iPhone and iPad has died down. Somehow everyone seems to think its OK that a $700 device whose main purpose is browsing the web, just doesn't render a large portion of web content.

Even I had stopped complaining about it until I had another infuriating no-Flash-moment today. I was on the bus on the way to work, going through news on the iPad when I found out about the Bombay blasts. Both my sisters live in Bombay. After calling them to confirm they were ok, I tried to find video coverage from Indian TV stations, which are a lot more comprehensive than anything on CNN or BBC. One of the best Indian TV stations - NDTV has an entire section of video devoted to this news. Of course, I could watch none of it on the iPad. It was beyond ridiculous!

Apple needs to stop pretending that its lack of Flash support on iOS has any other reason than the fact that browser-based flash games will completely cannibalize app store revenues. We don't care about your business model conundrums, Apple. Just get Flash on the iPad.