the battle lines are drawn. Palm better get its developer army scaled up
On 4/30/10, Levi Wallach <[email protected]> wrote: > 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.
