Will Adobe’s Flash going to END ? or…
Earlier this month, Apple made a change in its iPhone developer agreement that appeared to directly target Adobe’s plans to release a Packager for iPhone feature in its forthcoming Flash Professional CS5 application that would allow creators of Flash content to export their projects into native iPhone format. The change resulted in a fair amount of fallout in what is becoming an increasingly strained relationship between Apple and Adobe.
Adobe Flash Platform project manager Mike Chambers yesterday offered on his blog a detailed explanation of his and Adobe’s view of Apple’s change of heart, noting that while Packager for iPhone will continue to ship in Flash Professional CS5, Adobe is ceasing investments on the feature for the future.
While it appears that Apple may selectively enforce the terms, it is our belief that Apple will enforce those terms as they apply to content created with Flash CS5. Developers should be prepared for Apple to remove existing content and applications (100+ on the store today) created with Flash CS5 from the iTunes store.
We will still be shipping the ability to target the iPhone and iPad in Flash CS5. However, we are not currently planning any additional investments in that feature.
Chambers notes that the Packager feature complied with all of Apple’s licensing terms throughout its development, with Apple making the change banning the feature just days before Adobe’s official introduction of Creative Suite 5.
Furthermore, Chambers explains that the teams working on the Packager feature implemented a number of technologies that can easily be moved to other devices and platforms, setting the stage for a push into Android-based phones. A number of developers have already shifted gears to port their Flash games to Android, and Chambers himself is shifting all of his personal mobile focus to Android.
Update: CNET reports that an Apple spokesperson offered the following rebuttal to Chambers’ comment that “ultimately open platforms will win out over the type of closed, locked down platform that Apple is trying to create”:
“Someone has it backwards–it is HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and H.264 (all supported by the iPhone and iPad) that are open and standard, while Adobe’s Flash is closed and proprietary,” said spokeswoman Trudy Miller in a statement.
Source : MacRumors
New Rumors over the WEB are claim that, Probably Chrome OS by GOOGLE will follow APPLE on this WAR…
Yes folks…we believe it’s finally happened; the last nail in the coffin for Adobe’s Flash. It seems as if our lengthy love affair (better put; love and hate) with Adobe’s once successful software platform may be coming to an end in 2010. Many blogs have been touting the phrase; “2010 is the year for HTML5? and indeed, this week’s events seem to lend support to this claim.
Microsoft (through is ‘IE Blog‘) has released a statement, heaping praise on HTML5 claiming that it will be the standard for future web developers. Already Apple (quite loudly) has voiced its support for HTML5 as a future web standard with Google also weighing in with a similar outlook. Now Microsoft seems to be coming in quite late in it’s endorsement of HTML5. Here’s what they had to say:
The future of the web is HTML5. Microsoft is deeply engaged in the HTML5 process with the W3C. HTML5 will be very important in advancing rich, interactive web applications and site design.
And do you remember good old Steve Jobs’ jabs at Flash’s lackluster security features and reliability? Well, Microsoft seems to have the same sentiments:
Today, video on the web is predominantly Flash-based. While video may be available in other formats, the ease of accessing video using just a browser on a particular website without using Flash is a challenge for typical consumers. Flash does have some issues, particularly around reliability, security, and performance.
Also, in a less publicized bombshell to Flash, the next release of Internet explorer (the most used browser) will be geared towards HTML5. This therefore means that 2010 will see a general move away from flash hence giving the rise to HTML5 dominance (almost like the HD DVD and Blu-ray wars back in the day). Already websites owned by Google and many other major players such as Vimeo are already equipped with this new technology. It doesn’t take a genius to realize that Adobe Flash is already one foot into the grave. All this and we haven’t even began to talk about Google’s upcoming Chrome OS (which will have HTML5 powered web Apps).
Nevertheless, it’s not all horror for Adobe. Microsoft seemed to extend an olive branch in it’s statement in contrast to Steve Job’s vehement and unmitigated attacks of the beleaguered software vendor:
We work closely with engineers at Adobe, sharing information about the issues we know of in ongoing technical discussions. Despite these issues, Flash remains an important part of delivering a good consumer experience on today’s web.
Source : Chromeossite
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