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Bazza

Hi all...

Just read!
/Me just shakes my head in despair...

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/04/apple-takes-aim-at-adobe-or-android.ars
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johnhudson · LXF regular Joined: Wed Aug 03, 2005 2:37 pm Posts: 777

Those whom the gods wish to destroy, they first turn mad.

ollie · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 11:26 am Post subject:

Will this piss Adobe off enough for them to drop Apple after CS5 and release a Linux version? How would Apple go then? Can they survive on iPod, iPhone & iPad alone?

donoreo · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 1:24 pm Post subject:

I really think Jobs is trying to piss off Adobe enough that they actually fix Flash.
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Rhakios · Posted: Sun Apr 11, 2010 5:24 pm Post subject:

From another take on the same story:

M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2883

I don't understand what is "bad" about this. Apple is a company; its job is to make money for the shareholders. They want developers to use as much of the Apple ecosystem as possible -- Mac OS X, Xcode, Objective C and so forth. That's perfectly normal for business.

Complaining that Apple doesn't let you use Adobe tools to make iPhone apps is like going in to McDonalds and complaining that they won't make you a Whopper. If you don't like it, GO SOMEWHERE ELSE. Nobody is forced to use or write software for the iPhone, so there is nothing whatsoever "bad" about Apple's behaviour.

(Now, whether it's a sensible business strategy in the long term is another matter, but with the money they're raking in I wouldn't doubt them!)

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M-Saunders · Moderator Joined: Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:14 pm Posts: 2883

In fairness, and thinking about it more, I see why some users would be peeved that Apple is strongarming developers into Objective C and therefore making it more work for programmers to port their apps to other platforms. That does suck. Still, Apple has -- from the start -- demanded total control over their App Store ecosystem so nothing should surprise developers now!

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Bazza · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 6:41 pm Post subject:

Looks like the rants have started... :-O

http://stopthemadnessstevejobs.com/wordpress/

And from an Adobe emplyee... <Ouch Smiley Here>

http://theflashblog.com/?p=1888

Looks like Apple are not doing themselves any favours...
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Rhakios · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 7:40 pm Post subject:

I don't think it's just the Adobe thing that's significant, we all know how well Adobe and Apple get on together, it's all the other cross-platform IDEs that will also be affected. It's not only the developers businesses here, of course, but also those who sell/support the IDEs.
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LeeNukes · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:12 pm Post subject:

Now there is a "nice" Windows platform for Adobe to focus on though. XP was behind the times, Vista got you laughed at, people accept Windows 7.

Migration plan?
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Bazza · Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject:

Hi LeeNukes...

This is not really about Adobe per se but the dictatorial
attitude of Apple. As Rhakios has said it is all the little
guys who have spent money on SDKs and IDEs that will
be no longer allowed.

I`m not sure how it is done per compiler but each
compiled code has a binary signature that can be detected
and can be used to block any running on the target device.

You would be well pi$$ed off if you spent hundreds of USD
for SDKs and IDEs that will no longer be valid for Apple`s
ixxxx family of devices...

This could be the start of Apple`s demise.

Sad, because they do produce some good looking stuff.
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