Here's an article I found interesting about Apple's claims about Flash and their accuracy being questioned:
http://jessewarden.com/2010/04/steve-jobs-on-flash-correcting-the-lies.html Levi Wallach blog: http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.com tweet me @dvdmon (http://twitter.com/dvdmon) On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 11:37 AM, ldouglas <[email protected]> wrote: > someone from Microsoft just came out and said that the future of the > web is HTML5 because of "security" - which Jobs said as well. > > wrt Apple, the only way Adobe can put pressure on Apple is if they get > Flash working on ALL other devices AND slow down the HTML5/H.264 train > - one way to do that easily that I can see would be to partner with > someone like Facebook to make developing FB apps a breeze in Flash. In > addition to what you mentioned about Hulu or Netflix, etc. If they can > make those must-use sites, then it'll get the iLemmings to finally > stand up and question their devices. > > JMO > > On 4/30/10, Levi Wallach <[email protected]> wrote: > > It makes sense they would target Android first, since it's the current > main > > competition to iPhone (at least in the US). Well, maybe BB has more > users, > > but seems like Android is growing in numbers faster than BB, no? I think > HP > > buying Palm gives it more legitimacy in such areas (so that it's now > > mentioned a bit more along with the others although in the past it > wasn't), > > but I can see them bringing it out in Android first. It would be great > if > > they could bring it out on multiple platforms at the same time, but given > > the incredible delays so far, that seems unlikely. > > > > But it's definitely something they needed to do yesterday. Apple (or > really > > Jobs) has something against Flash/Adobe and neither good relations with > > their developers or users will dissuade them from their task to discredit > > Flash as a viable option on mobile devices. > > > > About the only thing that MIGHT get them to change their minds would be > if > > Flash was made available on these other platforms and then some very > popular > > games/apps were developed (or just taken from the web), as well as sites > > like Hulu (and even Netflix - if they haven's signed some evil > exclusivity > > deal with Apple) become accessible for streaming to these devices. Only > > then and if Apple wasn't able to provide viable alternatives to these > > sites/apps, would the complaints start piling up enough to start > effecting > > sales of the devices. Those are big ifs. A lot of people put up with > > Apple's shenanigans (and relent to their decisions) because they make > > well-designed hardware and software and their marketing is incredible. > Some > > may grumble a bit, but most not enough to chuck their Apple product and > go > > with something else. You need some SERIOUS leverage in order to sway > Apple > > in a direction that they stubbornly don't want to go, and even then, they > > will of course make something up about how this was their plan all along, > or > > they are only changing their tune because something changed in the > > environment to make it possible.... > > > > > > Levi Wallach > > blog: http://twelveblackcodemonkeys.com > > tweet me @dvdmon (http://twitter.com/dvdmon) > > > > > > On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 10:42 AM, Tony Cooke <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> " . . . .Kevin Lynch, Adobe's chief technology officer, wrote in a blog > >> posting: "We feel confident that were Apple and Adobe to work together > >> as we are with a number of other partners, we could provide a terrific > >> experience with Flash on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch." > >> > >> Currently, none of these products can run the Flash technology which is > >> used on many websites to power media players, games and other > animations. > >> > >> However, added Mr Lynch, Adobe has decided to shift its focus to get > >> Flash working well on gadgets made by Google, RIM, Palm, Microsoft, > >> Nokia and others. > >> > >> He said Adobe expected to release Flash Player 10.1 on Google's Android > >> operating system in May and then for it to be on general release in > >> June. . . . ." > >> > >> More detail here:- > >> > >> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/10093314.stm > >> > >> -- > >> Tony Cooke > >> www.tonycooke.co.uk > >> contactable at tony.j.cookeATgooglemailDOTcom > >> Lottery: A tax on people who don't understand statistics. > > > ------------------------------------ > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
