http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/04/08/a-change-at-apple-causes-trouble-for-adobe/
TiPB makes some notes:
http://www.tipb.com/2010/04/09/adobe-fire-apple-crosscompiler-ban/
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/09/apples_prohibition_of_flash_built_apps_in_iphone_4_0_related_to_multitasking.html
Adobe Creative Suite is the highest-grossing non-Apple produced product for the Mac, so all talk of this meaning Adobe will storm away are ridiculous.. it's piles and piles of cash for adobe. And Apple really doesn't want a huge war with adobe because of that exact reason also, Adobe CS has been a major seller for Apple for a very long time.
This should be interesting going forward as to what happens next.
FlashBlog's comments:Adobe plans to introduce the new software, Creative Suite 5, next week at its annual developers conference. Apple’s bold move will likely cause major headaches for Adobe, as the Creative Suite software is a staple of its business. When asked how this would affect the software introduction, Adobe released the following statement: “We are aware of Apple’s new SDK language and are looking into it. We continue to develop our Packager for iPhone OS technology, which we plan to debut in Flash CS5.” Apple did not respond to a request for comment.
http://theflashblog.com/?p=1888Personally I will not be giving Apple another cent of my money until there is a leadership change over there. I’ve already moved most of my book, music, and video purchases to Amazon and I will continue to look elsewhere. Now, I want to be clear that I am not suggesting you do the same and I’m also not trying to organize some kind of boycott. Me deciding not to give money to Apple is not going to do anything to their bottom line. But this is equivalent to me walking into Macy’s to buy a new wallet and the salesperson spits in my face. Chances are I won’t be buying my wallets at Macy’s anymore, no matter how much I like them.
Now let me put aside my role as an official representative of Adobe for a moment as Speaking purely for myself, I would look to make it clear what is going through my mind at the moment. Go screw yourself Apple.
TiPB makes some notes:
http://www.tipb.com/2010/04/09/adobe-fire-apple-crosscompiler-ban/
Apple fires back that it's taking this position because without being able to evaluate the code, they can't guarantee multi-tasking:The timing could be to hurt Adobe CS5 sales (though certainly lots of creative professionals use CS5 for reasons that have nothing to do with Flash cross-compiling) or it could be an advance warning to developers not to use those tools because they won’t be allowed (or perhaps even compatible) with the final iPhone 4.0 release. Spending several months making an iPhone app in CS5 and then not being able to run it under iPhone 4.0 would be worse.
Ultimately, the language used by Apple is unclear and everyone is going to waste a lot of time and worry until it’s clarified.
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/09/apples_prohibition_of_flash_built_apps_in_iphone_4_0_related_to_multitasking.html
Adobe Creative Suite is the highest-grossing non-Apple produced product for the Mac, so all talk of this meaning Adobe will storm away are ridiculous.. it's piles and piles of cash for adobe. And Apple really doesn't want a huge war with adobe because of that exact reason also, Adobe CS has been a major seller for Apple for a very long time.
This should be interesting going forward as to what happens next.