Fly in the ointment
We asked Drew what he thought the broader significance of the news is. "For me, it's just about bringing the rich Internet to multiple screens," he said. "It's a really consumer focused announcement - about increasing consumer choice across multiple devices. I'm sure it will accelerate the growth of the smartphone digital TV and netbook markets." Pretty on-message stuff, but valid nonetheless.
The only fly in the ointment is the continued absence of Apple from the Open Screen Project (even Intel's a member). Apple, as ever, has its own agenda and clearly has mixed feelings about the ubiquity of flash for Internet video and other rich media applications. Perhaps that's something to do with it owning QuickTime.
Either way, the most popular smartphone in the world - the iPhone - still doesn't support Flash. We wonder how long, as competition for the iPhone continues to intensify, this will remain a viable position for Apple to adopt.
We leave you with a video of Drew made four months ago, in which he talks about ARM and the Open Screen Project.
