I think an open-source Flash API would make everybody happy! This would be the best solution, the bugs / enhancements will be fixed in less time and you don't have to pay for the development!
Google what do you think, what is it that apparently so few use the Flash API? I think, it is because for some it simply unusable in this state (for example AIR seconds 15 BUG)and you have not changed anything for years. Google what do you think, Open-source Flash API.???? 2011/9/2 Andres Ferrate <[email protected]> > Hi All, > > As you may have seen on our Google Geo Developers Blog, we've > announced the deprecation of the Google Maps API for Flash. You can > follow the link below to the post on our blog: > > > http://googlegeodevelopers.blogspot.com/2011/09/maps-api-for-flash-deprecation.html > > Text from the post is included below as well. > > -Andres Ferrate, Google Geo Developer Relations > > ### > > Maps API for Flash deprecation announcement > > Friday, September 02, 2011 > > When we launched the Google Maps API for Flash in May 2008 we were > responding to strong demand from ActionScript developers for a way to > integrate Google Maps into their applications and exploit the > performance and cross-platform strengths of Flash. > > However use of the Maps API for Flash remains a small percentage of > overall Maps API traffic, with only a limited number of applications > taking advantage of features unique to the Maps API for Flash. In > addition, the performance and consistency of browser JavaScript > implementations has progressed, making the JavaScript Maps API an > increasingly suitable alternative. > > Consequently we have decided to deprecate the Maps API for Flash in > order to focus our attention on the JavaScript Maps API v3 going > forward. This means that although Maps API for Flash applications will > continue to function in accordance with the deprecation policy given > in the Maps API Terms of Service, no new features will be developed, > and only critical bugs, regressions, and security issues will be > fixed. We will continue to provide support to existing Google Maps API > Premier customers using the Maps API for Flash, but will wind down > Developer Relations involvement in the Maps API for Flash forum. > > We understand that this decision will be disappointing for Maps API > for Flash developers. We hope you will consider migrating your > applications to the Maps API v3, which offers many additional benefits > such as Street View, Fusion Tables integration, Places search, and > full support for mobile browsers. Our Developer Relations team and > many skilled members of the JavaScript Maps API community are > available to assist you in doing so on the Google Maps JavaScript API > v3 forum. > > Google remains supportive of Flash as a development platform for Rich > Internet Applications for Chrome, Android, and other devices. However > by consolidating our development on the Maps API v3 we can focus all > of our resources on delivering great new Maps API features for the > benefit of as many developers as possible. > > Posted by Thor Mitchell, Product Manager, Google Maps API > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Google Maps API For Flash" group. > 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. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Google Maps API For Flash" group. 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.
