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There is one reason, and one reason only, Apple won't let Flash or Java on the iPad or iPhone.

It's competition to the App Store and they don't want you circumventing that cash cow.

There is rarely, if ever, one and only one reason for anything Apple does. Their holistic approach to product design is integral to the success of their products.

I really don't think it has anything at all to do with the App Store. I really think it is all about control of the base code for the OS. The performance issues are real, but looking at the Flash problem Snow Leopard had (old flash with security holes), I get the strong feeling that Apple seriously wants to control all the iPhone OS source code.

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