I can assure you that in no way does this decision reflect an enmity for Flash as a technology. It's simply a matter of making the most effective use of the resources we have. Let's say it takes two full time engineers to continue to develop the Maps API for Flash, and their work will benefit 100 developers as you suggest. Or they could work on the JavaScript Maps API, where their work will benefit 10,000 developers. In a year's time, the 100 developers will have grown to say 150, but the JS developers will have grown to 20,000. Once you accept this reality, the most effective way to utilise those engineers (who are valuable and hard to find) is unarguably to put them on the JS API. It really is that simple.
I know it's tempting to speculate on broader strategic conspiracies, especially when faced with a big and generally opaque company like Google. That's your prerogative. However the facts of the matter are as simple as the paragraph above. Many thanks, Thor. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/google-maps-api-for-flash/-/-NSAl9AqgpoJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/google-maps-api-for-flash?hl=en.
