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I have to say, the Air applications I use regularly (Hulu and Pandora One) both work very well on Linux and Windows. They are kind of resource hogs, but then so

I have to say, the Air applications I use regularly (Hulu and Pandora One) both work very well on Linux and Windows. They are kind of resource hogs, but then so is iTunes, so it's really a case of the pot calling the kettle black on the performance front too. When Apple does cross-platform, they're not really that good at it. Google and the FOSS community is fantastic at it, and Adobe is middling. Really, the primary thing that bothers me about Flash is the way it locks in my content. However, it's clear that I'm not getting the content served via Adobe Air without kill strings attached, so it's a symptom of a larger problem in the market, and not itself the source.

tomlin 16y ago
+1. Hooray for neutral-based perspectives and criticism.
- stcredzero 16y ago
  When Apple does cross-platform, they're not really that good at it. Google and the FOSS community is fantastic at it, and Adobe is middling. For some value of 'fantastic' which is close to meh. In general, the FOSS stuff that has zero-effort portability isn't the prettiest, especially when evaluated in terms of the native platform they're running on. The prettiest FOSS software is far from zero-effort portability. (Yes, this includes my own beloved Smalltalks.)