I believe the post hit the nail on the head when it stated that -Apple- made it clear it considers Flash obsolete. Flash's obsoletion is hardly the reality of the situation but Apple has enough clout to actually put a dent in Flash-adoption by merely issuing a press-release.
Also, where's everybody getting this Flash is closed/proprietary business from? Oh yea, that's right, APPLE! iOS is actually no more open nor any less proprietary. The ability to use open tools (javascript, css, html, etc) to make apps for it does not an open system make. I can download the source for the majority of the AS3 virtual machine from Adobe. There's nothing close to that level of transparency w/ Apple.
While I like that the post focuses on actual technical problems faced in the implementation of mobile Flash, I disagree when poster says the majority of the issue isn't politics. It's -all- politics no doubt about it. Apple has a long history of working closely w/ Adobe to help implement their technologies on Apple platforms, yet recently they've been one of the only companies that gives Adobe trouble over the issue of access to browser-based hardware acceleration. The only reason this has changed is because they realize how well suited Flash could be to mobile and now see Adobe as a threat to their closed system. They want you making apps for -their- store that have to pass through -their- screening process (suposedly in the name of quality which is a crock because so many bad apps make the store), all while using their programmatic tools. They want -huge- lock-in.
Besides, in my opinion, Flash will be around for quite some time. Those I can think of off the top of my head who're the closest to modern day renaissance people are high-level Flash developers. May Flash lose the consumer content video war? Perhaps, but seeing as how it's possible to make robots (or other sensor/motor based machines) that are powered by Flash, highly interactive billboards, and hardware accelerated data visualizations/graphics rendering (on the desktop at least), Flash has it's niche all cut out. As far as mobile goes, I think Flash will still play a large role in helping prototype the cutting edge of innovative touch and/or mobile interfaces, not to mention all the embedded devices that now use Flash for display purposes.
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[ 4.0 ms ] story [ 11.2 ms ] threadAlso, where's everybody getting this Flash is closed/proprietary business from? Oh yea, that's right, APPLE! iOS is actually no more open nor any less proprietary. The ability to use open tools (javascript, css, html, etc) to make apps for it does not an open system make. I can download the source for the majority of the AS3 virtual machine from Adobe. There's nothing close to that level of transparency w/ Apple.
While I like that the post focuses on actual technical problems faced in the implementation of mobile Flash, I disagree when poster says the majority of the issue isn't politics. It's -all- politics no doubt about it. Apple has a long history of working closely w/ Adobe to help implement their technologies on Apple platforms, yet recently they've been one of the only companies that gives Adobe trouble over the issue of access to browser-based hardware acceleration. The only reason this has changed is because they realize how well suited Flash could be to mobile and now see Adobe as a threat to their closed system. They want you making apps for -their- store that have to pass through -their- screening process (suposedly in the name of quality which is a crock because so many bad apps make the store), all while using their programmatic tools. They want -huge- lock-in.
Besides, in my opinion, Flash will be around for quite some time. Those I can think of off the top of my head who're the closest to modern day renaissance people are high-level Flash developers. May Flash lose the consumer content video war? Perhaps, but seeing as how it's possible to make robots (or other sensor/motor based machines) that are powered by Flash, highly interactive billboards, and hardware accelerated data visualizations/graphics rendering (on the desktop at least), Flash has it's niche all cut out. As far as mobile goes, I think Flash will still play a large role in helping prototype the cutting edge of innovative touch and/or mobile interfaces, not to mention all the embedded devices that now use Flash for display purposes.