[opendtv] OK... Now I get it
- From: Craig Birkmaier <craig@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: OpenDTV Mail List <opendtv@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 06:50:54 -0400
How could I have been so blinded by my fondness of all things Apple?
I just saw the following article, which indicates that Adobe may sue
Apple for restraint of trade:
Adobe 'to sue Apple' over Flash row
Adobe will file a lawsuit against Apple, according to reports, as the
row over Flash support deepens
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/7588825/Adobe-to-sue-Apple-over-Flash-row.html
In the final paragraph the author provides the explanation I have been missing:
It means that companies will no longer be able to build iPhone and
iPad apps on Adobe Air or Microsoft Silverlight, and must instead
code in Apple's preferred languages. Experts believe it's one way
for Apple to ensure that developers write software first for its
highly popular iPhone platform before deciding whether or not to
rewrite the code for rival operating systems, such as Google Android.
So Apple is clearly opposed to the "write once deliver everywhere"
approach to mobile apps. If they allow Adobe and others to control
the technology then apps on the iDevices will look exactly the same
as any other device...
How could I have been so blind?
It's not like Apple has created anything here right? They just come
into a market late and use their market power to dominate it. How
unfair.
Poor Adobe. They have built what amounts to an industry standard with
Flash and now Apple won't let them play. Clearly Adobe should be
determining what Apps look like on ALL smart phones...
No more bad actors trying to compete...THAT battle is over and Adobe won.
So Apple should just make certain that the iPhone OS is capable of
doing everything that every other smart phone OS can do, and let
Adobe lead this parade, determining what apps can do based on Flash.
Life will be much easier for Apple if they just go along with the crowd.
Regards
Craig
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