Ok, so maybe HTML5 is the *future* of mobile & desktop apps, but what about *right now*? I guess we continue working with Flex and Flash Builder? Because HTML5 damn sure ain't ready for prime-time yet. Seems like Adobe is committed enough to Flex that they'll be releasing Flash Builder 4.6 in a month. And we should be good with that for at least another year, or perhaps two, right?
And none of this answers the Flash Player question... Are they gonna quit developing new versions of the Flash player eventually? Damn, I wish they'd been more thorough in their blog-post... Too many unanswered questions... Laurence MacNeill, Mableton, Georgia, USA. On Nov 12, 2011 11:40 AM, "Cameron Childress" <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, Nov 12, 2011 at 9:51 AM, Charlie Hubbard < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Actually I think this might be the key part... >> >>> *Does Adobe recommend we use Flex or HTML5 for our enterprise >>> application development? >>> *In the long-term, we believe HTML5 will be the best technology for >>> enterprise application development. >> >> > The writing has been on the wall for this for some time. With > the acquisition of PhoneGap, Adobe clearly communicated the direction they > are going. This began when Adobe was finally forced to admit that Flash > wasn't ever going to be in the iPhone/iPad and Flex/Flash apps wouldn't be > running in the browser on iOS. At the first MAX after the iPhone came out, > Adobe teased us that "they were working on it" regarding Flash on the > iPhone. They implied very strongly that it was coming. That was the first > of many lies and acts of dishonesty we've seen from Adobe regarding Flash's > future. > > Flash has been a cash cow for Adobe for a long time. Trust me, they have > been freaking out for years as they slowly realized that if Flash won't run > on iOS it's dead. Dead. DEAD. You can talk all day long about corporate > enterprises that can deploy Flex apps in a browser across the company, but > if it won't run on the iPhone, there is no way that product (Flex) is going > to survive. Adobe's known this for years and has continued blowing smoke up > our collective a$$es about Flash and Flex's future. > > ...and don't get me wrong, I am not blaming the evangelists. This > dishonesty came from the top. > > Unfortunately, I think that "Open Sourcing" is a euphemism for "Total > Abandonment". I hate seeing this happen, but HTML5 is the future on > phones, and mobile leads. > > -Cameron > > -- > Cameron Childress > -- > p: 678.637.5072 > im: cameroncf > facebook <http://www.facebook.com/cameroncf> | > twitter<http://twitter.com/cameronc> | > google+ <https://profiles.google.com/u/0/117829379451708140985> > > >
