Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Mon 5th Oct 2009 11:07 UTC
Adobe and various members of the OpenScreenProject announced today news about the upcoming release of Flash 10.1, the first Flash version to get released as a full browser plugin for various smartphone platforms.
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RE: RTFA, great Apple jab about iPhone!
by kaiwai on Mon 5th Oct 2009 17:52
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Member since:2005-07-06
"Adobe needs full support from Apple beyond what is available through the SDK to enable Web browsing of Flash-based content on the iPhone. While we have been working hard to make the browser plug-in available, without increased co-operation from Apple, it will not be possible. Adobe is therefore focusing our development work on the major smartphone platforms that are working with us to deliver the most innovative and complete web browsing experience."
Why is that a jab? I call the lack of Flash on the iPhone/iPod Touch as a blessing from above - divine providence if you will. This is one of the few times that Apple has actually blocked an application for good reason. I can't think of a single positive thing to say about Flash.
Again, how long as it been and they STILL haven't full opened up the specifications? how long has it been and they still haven't developed an open source project so that the rest of the known universe isn't reliant on the crap programming skills of a small clique of morons at Adobe whose only save face from public disgrace is the close source nature of it?
Edited 2009-10-05 17:53 UTC
RE[2]: RTFA, great Apple jab about iPhone!
by darknexus on Mon 5th Oct 2009 19:43
in reply to "RE: RTFA, great Apple jab about iPhone!"
Member since:2008-07-15
RE[2]: RTFA, great Apple jab about iPhone!
by cerbie on Wed 7th Oct 2009 22:42
in reply to "RE: RTFA, great Apple jab about iPhone!"
Member since:2006-01-02
YES. The web needs to be data made with open standards, and my user agent of choice shall have complete control of what happens to that data once it gets to my device. Browser-specific code makes a mess, but still does not violate that philosophy. Java previously straddled the line between open/closed control, but erred towards developers and end users. Flash stomps on the idea of end user choice, and then has Adobe-ness on top of that, making it all horribly fail the end user. Fittingly, that makes it fail Apple, who sells by making things easy for average-to-above-average humans.
Even Apple's evil sometimes makes for good.
Edited 2009-10-07 22:44 UTC
Member since:
2005-08-12
"Adobe needs full support from Apple beyond what is available through the SDK to enable Web browsing of Flash-based content on the iPhone. While we have been working hard to make the browser plug-in available, without increased co-operation from Apple, it will not be possible. Adobe is therefore focusing our development work on the major smartphone platforms that are working with us to deliver the most innovative and complete web browsing experience."