Apple May Face Inquiry Over Flash Compiler Ban
You've got to be kidding me...
I'm a fan boy of Apple, but I think we need to let Apple hurt themselves. Eventually developers won't want to deal with Apple and their standards and op for other App stores instead. I know this is going to happen.
This is akin to Apple yanking The Diary of Anne Frank of the iBook shelves because, you know, it was originally written in German or Polish or something. The full persuasiveness of the book is damaged in the English translation, so we need to protect the consumers from themselves and simply refuse to make it available.
If Apple wants to reject code because it's bad code, that's one thing. Examine the code and reject bad code.
They should not have the flexibility to demand that all code be written without the use of translation tools.
I'm with Adobe.
While I don't like Apple making the iPhone/iPad/iPod a locked platform (reminds me of Qualcomm's BREW GIN vs. Java), their control of how the device performs has kept it somewhat functional. This brings it to be the "you're getting a service vs. a product that you own" idea.
Those that want Flash can always go to WinMo, Blackberry, Nokia S60, Android, webOS, PalmOS, etc. There are other vendors.
So this is like you going to apple and saying "I want to make a game for OSX leopard, but my servers will run off of Linux." and apple informing you that any servers you made to support your software HAD to be running OSX as well.
en102 said:
Apple isn't taking 'sides' - they're just not making the iPhone an open platform for development. I could go and tell Nokia that I want to write flash for their Nokia 1260 (POS), and bring them to court if they don't comply.
While I don't like Apple making the iPhone/iPad/iPod a locked platform (reminds me of Qualcomm's BREW GIN vs. Java), their control of how the device performs has kept it somewhat functional. This brings it to be the "you're getting a service vs. a product that you own" idea.
Those that want Flash can always go to WinMo, Blackberry, Nokia S60, Android, webOS, PalmOS, etc. There are other vendors.
Please, remind me where I mentioned anything related to FLASH in my ...
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I say let Apple dictate to their customers what they will need to wait for rather than allow them to enjoy what everyone has now. Sooner or later, the new generation of Apple fans will get tired of Apple's old ways of running things like many of us did years ago.
I am so glad I am not an Apple customer anymore. Maybe HTML5 is going to be better, But at least flash is something that I can and do use even with it's deficiencies until the better arrives. I don't know why people can not see this logic. .
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As long as Nokia, RIM, and Microsoft don't block flash on their mobile devices, Air Apps will be cross platform
go to images.google.com and search for something. Then click on a result. (in native browser) you'll get an HTML5 "app" that makes the search results act like they were on your phones image gallery complete with swipe to move.
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