Windows Phone 7 Series do not support Flash

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Newly launched Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 Series won't support Adobe's Flash multimedia Web graphics software, nor will it allow users to perform simple cut-and-paste procedures on applications and messages.

The company said that it did not feel it worth delaying the launch of Windows Phone 7 to include features it doesn't believe are deal breakers. The company is hoping to get Windows Phone 7 devices into the market in time for the 2010 holiday season. According to the various reports, the company is planning to add support for Flash and cut-and-paste in later updates to the Windows Phone 7 OS.

Regarding this issue, Adobe developer Relations Manager Mike Chambers said, "One thing I wanted to clarify as it may have been lost in some of the other news is that Adobe and Microsoft are working together to bring Flash Player 10.1 to Internet Explorer Mobile on Windows Phone 7 Series."

Microsoft has to bring Flash to Windows Phone 7's platform, as it could be a key differentiator between Windows Phone 7 and Apple's iPhone. Apple recently added support for Flash-based applications to the iPhone, but the device's browser does not support viewing of Flash-based Web content.