That statement is updated today. Checkout the same link: http://blogs.adobe.com/flex/2011/11/your-questions-about-flex.html
--- In flexcoders@yahoogroups.com, Rick Schmitty <flexcode@...> wrote: > > I've been a Flex developer since it's first beta however many years ago. > Today I just saw this response from Adobe: > http://blogs.adobe.com/flex/2011/11/your-questions-about-flex.html > > > *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*. We also know that, currently, Flex > > has clear benefits for large-scale client projects typically associated > > with desktop application profiles. > > Given our experiences innovating on Flex, we are extremely well positioned > > to positively contribute to the advancement of HTML5 development, starting > > with mobile applications. In fact, *many of the engineers and product > > managers who worked on Flex SDK will be moving to work on our HTML efforts > > *. We will continue making significant contributions to open web > > technologies like WebKit & jQuery, advance the development of PhoneGap and > > create new tools that solve the challenges developers face when building > > applications with HTML5. > > > Emphasis mine. If anyone has followed any game or application development > where 'many members' of the team are switched to the next greatest thing, > that normally means there are few maintenance developers for the existing > product and not much new innovation to it. The company wants its best and > brightest working on its future, not supporting its past. > > Combine that with the facts that Adobe bought PhoneGap and released Edge > preview. It's not hard to put all these facts together and see that long > term they want an IDE & framework for app development in HTML5. Perhaps > Flex5 will be an HTML5 version of Flex as they start putting together html5 > components > > > Outside of "having to support IE6" why would you choose to start a project > in Flex today? >
