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It would be an interesting move. I would see one or both of two things happening. First, people would take it and run with it, eventually coming up with a dec
by Poiesis 17y ago
It would be an interesting move. I would see one or both of two things happening. First, people would take it and run with it, eventually coming up with a decent piece of software. Second, Apple could do the same. Either way, though, Adobe would lose control for sure.
The big question to me is, why isn't Adobe serious about making this technology better? I mean, if Flash worked superbly well we might be not having this discussion. If they want sole control, then it has to work. If they can't fix it, find someone who can, or release it and let the masses figure it out. I think Jobs is right, they're lazy. They wasted a good position.
- allenbrunson 17y ago'lazy' is one way to put it. another might be 'paralyzed'. it's a rare company that gets as big as adobe without growing so many layers of middle management that it becomes difficult to get anything done anymore.
- jdowdell 17y ago<em>"The big question to me is, why isn't Adobe serious about making this technology better? I mean, if Flash worked superbly well we might be not having this discussion."</em> It's much better than it was, and about to become even moreso. The major part of work over the past year has been invisible to you so far, but cross-device predictability is coming from almost every major manufacturer this year. The Apple problems are only partly about technology.
- otakucode 17y agoI have always been under the impression that the primary sticking point with Apple with regards to Flash is that it would allow the implementation of everything in the App Store without involving Apple.
- GHFigs 17y agoit would allow the implementation of everything in the App Store How?
- Xixi 17y agoOn the other hand Flash wasn't welcome on the iPhone when Apple didn't want native Apps made by third parties running on it... the App Store was an afterthought, leaving Flash on the side of the road clearly was not. Or maybe the App Store was just a very well kept secret...