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21 Apr 2010
The principal product manager for Adobe Flash developer relations has hit back at Apple for its restrictive Flash practices and said he is now focusing his efforts on developing for the Android platform.
Mike Chambers lamented Apple's decision to distance itself from the Flash application, most recently on its iPad tablet device.
Adobe had complied with Apple's licensing terms right through the Flash CS5 development cycle, according to Chambers, only for the firm to reject Flash-based applications from the App Store once they had been created.
Chambers explained in a blog post that Apple released a new draft of its iPhone developer programme licence last week which included a fresh clause effectively restricting " applications built with a number of technologies, including Unity, Titanium, MonoTouch and Flash CS5".
"While it appears that Apple may selectively enforce the terms, it is our belief that Apple will enforce those terms as they apply to content created with Flash CS5," Chambers wrote.
"Developers should be prepared for Apple to remove existing content and applications (100+ on the store today) created with Flash CS5 from the iTunes store.
"[Apple wants] to tie developers down to its platform, and restrict their options to make it difficult for developers to target other platforms. Fortunately, the iPhone isn't the only game in town."
Chambers now favours developing for the Android platform, and said that Adobe is working closely with Google to bring Flash Player 10.1 and Adobe AIR 2.0 to devices based on Android.
"I am going to shift all of my mobile focus from iPhone to Android devices and not focus on the iPhone stuff as much anymore. I am particularly interested in the Android-based tablets coming out this year," he said.
"We are at the beginning of a significant change in the industry, and I believe that open platforms will ultimately win out over the type of closed, locked down platform that Apple is trying to create."
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Can you say security?
Frankly, if I were Apple, I'd move as far away from Adobe and Flash as I could. I have it disabled on every device here and for a simple reason. After Internet Exploder, it's about the largest security hole I know. I don't for an instant imagine this is the reason behind what Apple is doing, given their penchant for controlling the platform that they have, but it is reason enough.
Posted by: Brian J. Bartlett 04 May 2010
Dat is correct Mr Langford...
What generation did you learn to walk in? It is evident from your non-sensical use of English that you obviously don't know how to speak the language unless you're a complete tool & have absolutely no idea of what you speak (which is why I figure you don't speak English). Your understanding of proprietary systems & open systems is nil & you need some education. I suggest firstly looking up the source code of Microsoft Windows any version & see how much of the code you can actually get your hands on. After that have a look at the source code of Linux, any version & also the source of any distro, Ubuntu, openSuSE, Redhat etc. Once done you could attempt to change something & forward that change to Linus (just search for his name if you have no idea who I'm speaking of) & we'll see if you have the smarts to get anything included (hahahahahaha). Every OS is complicated, whether it is a closed or open system. MAC & Microsoft produce closed software. MAC is now putting themselves into a great abyss by shutting out things like Youtube until the open-source Flash comes out. Go Android! Btw Reg, Android is Linux, is open... I don't really care if MAC survive, I don't care for closed systems & so far no-one has shown me any reason to trust a closed source system ever. Please don't speak of what you don't understand. It makes you look like a tool.
Posted by: Rex Alfie Lee 28 Apr 2010
Adobe hits back at Apple over Flash
It wasn't that long ago that the IT community was waxing lyrical over how awful Flash was. Now its suddenly the best thing since sliced bread. As a PC user/owner I have a lot of sympathy with the Apple approach. I really would like to believe that "open" development of PC software has made things better. But all of us who use PCs knows that isn't the case.
Posted by: MK22 27 Apr 2010
Adobe Wants to Turn Back the Clock
What Adobe is promoting, the so-called "open platform", is not the way forward. Existing computers (notebooks and desktops) are all open platform, and they're complex and fiddly beasts which require many different kinds of expertise to operate. iPhones and iPads are simple - Grandmothers and toddlers can use them with little or no instruction. I'll take the simple-to-use locked-down over the arbitrarily complex open any day, thanks. Adobe doesn't care whether the platform is open or closed, so long as they get to control the software. With Apple finally in a position to dictate terms, that is not going to happen, and Adobe is getting desperate.
Posted by: Reg Langford 21 Apr 2010
Reg Langford - Your ignorance astounds me
What you have written has so many gaps in logic that I wonder whether you are another Apple fan boy protecting your brand or someone that?s completely ignorant of what they are writing. You are comparing computers (notebooks and desktops) to a phone and an enlarged media device. Being an open platform does not increase complexity; it merely allows greater room for growth in the same arena.Where did you even draw the conclusion that because a phone with a ?locked down? platform is easier to use that it?s better than personal computer (which are apparently all open-platforms???)? Firstly, existing computers are not all open platforms. In fact, Microsoft Windows and the Apple MacOS are ?locked down?. Secondly, notebooks and desktops are complex because they do more than allow you to open one application at a time and make phone calls. They allow users to multi-task and perform a whole host of other functions. Now, the current Adobe applications Apple are proposing to ban are already in your ?locked-down? platform, and Grandmothers and toddlers seem to be using them fine so that also invalidates your comments. ?Adobe doesn't care whether the platform is open or closed, so long as they get to control the software. With Apple finally in a position to dictate terms, that is not going to happen, and Adobe is getting desperate.? Umm? Shouldn?t you be questioning Apple and their proprietary everything? You must use iTunes to use any portable apple product, you must use apple?s proprietary system formats (which are not compatible with anybody elses), you must use apple cables and even media is stricted to apple formats. Apple has been dictating terms for a very long time and this is just another way for them to keep control.
Posted by: Dat 21 Apr 2010