here is the reaction from Adobe head honcho, Shantanu Narayen: http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2010/04/29/live-blogging-the-journals-interview-with-adobe-ceo/
> Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:45:26 +0200 > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Flashcoders] letter from Steve Jobs on Flash > > Steve Jobs will be dead before Flash - don't worry. > > *Beatrix Kruemmer-Frau* > Dipl. Ing. Designer|CEH-LPIG-1 > Flash/Flex Developer > Network Security Administrator > > Blog <http://www.blog.dieanstalt.com> > Twitter <http://twitter.com/Birikini> > Xing <http://www.xing.com/profile/Beatrix_KruemmerFrau> > LinkenID <http://de.linkedin.com/in/beatrixkruemmerfrau> > > > Am 30.04.2010 00:41, schrieb Karl DeSaulniers: > > @Zeh > > Thanks for the links. Good to know. > > I have investied a LOT of time in flash, as have many others. > > :) > > > > Karl > > > > > > On Apr 29, 2010, at 5:28 PM, Zeh Fernando wrote: > > > >> Mobile and desktop performance is already above and beyond what HTML5 > >> can > >> do: > >> http://themaninblue.com/writing/perspective/2010/03/22/ > >> http://vimeo.com/10553088 > >> > >> Touch events/gestures/points are supported by FP 10.1 so I'm pretty sure > >> we'll have a way to see whether any of those are actually present. > >> > >> I'd say that as you get past the kicking and screaming and the lack > >> of Apple > >> support, Flash is in a very comfortable position and bound for a > >> brilliant > >> future. > >> > >> Zeh > >> > >> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 6:18 PM, Karl DeSaulniers > >> <[email protected]>wrote: > >> > >>> The best thing for Adobe to do right now is get flash player up to > >>> STELLAR > >>> performance, even by Apples standards and then refuse to put it on the > >>> iPhone. That would just be funny. > >>> > >>> When flash is benchmarking html5 under the table, then adobe will > >>> have some > >>> barganing chips if you will. I dont agree with Jobs attitude but > >>> flash could > >>> use a performance update on adobe's end. Since the majority of smart > >>> phones > >>> are leaning towards touch, it may be time to graduate. Not to > >>> mention the > >>> fact that touch screen computers and keyboards are on their way. We > >>> don't > >>> want flash to not be able to work on regular desktops. But I hope/am > >>> thinking Adobe is already on this one and it will be some time > >>> before touch > >>> is standard. > >>> > >>> Maybe add a displays.touch class to the IDE? Is there a way > >>> currently to > >>> check if a computer uses touch? I am thinking not but stand to be > >>> corrected. > >>> > >>> > >>> Karl > >>> > >>> Sent from losPhone > >>> > >>> > >>> On Apr 29, 2010, at 3:21 PM, Brian Mays <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 4/29/10 2:35 PM, "Merrill, Jason" <[email protected]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Right now I'm more of the opinion that rolling your eyes and > >>>> moving on > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> is the right thing to do. > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I'll third that. > >>>>> > >>>> > >>>> I've been preaching at our company to continue to do Flash graphics > >>>> for > >>>> our > >>>> news site. But those graphics are targeted to our desktop users. The > >>>> iPhone > >>>> users get a site that isn't built to handle graphics like that. The > >>>> iPad > >>>> users get a customized site as well. Now we can say our desktop > >>>> users have > >>>> their own product :) > >>>> > >>>> Brian Mays > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Flashcoders mailing list > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >>>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Flashcoders mailing list > >>> [email protected] > >>> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >>> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Flashcoders mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > Karl DeSaulniers > > Design Drumm > > http://designdrumm.com > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders _________________________________________________________________ http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/197222280/direct/01/ Do you have a story that started on Hotmail? Tell us now_______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
