tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post5867058869147351043..comments2024-03-18T22:39:50.137-07:00Comments on A Kindle World blog: Black Kindle DX? Also, DOJ Apple Anti-Trust Inquiry and tactics examinedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-52377510373556778872010-05-29T18:58:01.507-07:002010-05-29T18:58:01.507-07:00Tomster, re your
"It's not really clear ...Tomster, re your<br /> "It's not really clear to me what basis Adobe has for complaining in terms of development tools for iPhone. It's also not clear how Apple is able to enforce this either: if it looks, talks, walks like an iPhone app, isn't it one? They don't get to look at source code..."<br /><br /> One thing we know for sure. Apple put out a new rule that developers cannot use applications that they first put together using Flash even if they later convert the results to another program and tweak it accordingly. How they know, I don't know either.<br /><br /> But I do feel Adobe has room to complain since Apple is saying to a huge contingent of developers that they can't use Flash at ALL, even if it's not used in the final running app.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-33698346351534313172010-05-29T18:54:57.173-07:002010-05-29T18:54:57.173-07:00Tomster,
" (I think many of the issues assoc...Tomster,<br /> " (I think many of the issues associated with Flash are due to poorly designed and tested Flash applications, not to the platform itself.)"<br /><br /> I agree. On the other hand, as a mere user of web browsers, I hate coming upon a site that depends on Flash for everything. It is ALWAYS slower because it's Fat but people do it also because besides controlling the design that way, they also have a bit more protection from the average picture thief etc). <br /><br /> but I would not like a device that promises to give us "the best web experience you'll ever have" while intentionally not having the ability to run Flash when it's there. If they'd drop the marketing hype, I might not feel so strongly... I personally don't like seeing blank rectangles though I like having the option of not running Flash if I don't want it, as I do have this with NoScript.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-13765455834220678122010-05-28T19:57:20.246-07:002010-05-28T19:57:20.246-07:00Igotnothing,
I guess this is the phase when one ...Igotnothing,<br /> I guess this is the phase when one entity makes a complaint to the DOJ and the situation is just-enough to at least 'examine' it or have an 'inquiry' -- usually there's nothing there but I guess Applie has a lot of questioning going on at one time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05109282436243758435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-70414264906352333882010-05-28T17:25:48.664-07:002010-05-28T17:25:48.664-07:00Kind of ironic don't you think? Wasn't it ...Kind of ironic don't you think? Wasn't it always Microsoft that was getting in trouble with the government?<br /><br />They never learn.Igotnothinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01374432873287181839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-1367496700686733762010-05-28T13:43:10.824-07:002010-05-28T13:43:10.824-07:00It's not really clear to me what basis Adobe h...It's not really clear to me what basis Adobe has for complaining in terms of development tools for iPhone. It's also not clear how Apple is able to enforce this either: if it looks, talks, walks like an iPhone app, isn't it one? They don't get to look at source code...Tom Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127272649086914117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872447660964013545.post-5766047811111445252010-05-28T13:34:08.720-07:002010-05-28T13:34:08.720-07:00I really hope Flash for Android (and other mobile ...I really hope Flash for Android (and other mobile platforms in general) turns out to be more than just okay, to even out the score, as it were. Things would be more interesting all around. <br /><br />Apple may well still choose to ban it from the iPhone platform (which they are free to do), but at least Apple wouldn't be able to claim that it is an inherently flawed approach for mobile devices, and consumers will have a clear choice if they need or want to access Flash-enabled sites (including Flex sites). And it is the piece Adobe needs to keep AIR developers interested.<br /><br />As it is, there are some rather ungrounded assertions being thrown around by both sides.<br /><br />It would be a good thing if Flash was viable on mobile platforms (iPhone notwithstanding), as it would impose much needed discipline on Flash developers to be more careful about hogging system resources in general (I think many of the issues associated with Flash are due to poorly designed and tested Flash applications, not to the platform itself.)Tom Semplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05127272649086914117noreply@blogger.com