Steve Jobs at D8 video: Flash is dead horse
Steve Jobs likens not supporting Flash to getting rid of the 3.5 floppy disk or HyperCard on the Mac. Adobe never showed them Flash running Fast. Apple didn’t think they’d use it. They have limited resources and choose to back horses they think are on the rise and not on their way to the graveyard. [...]
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Adobe hearts Apple, hits them in userbase with open letter on openness, new ad campaign
In the ongoing feud between Apple and Adobe, Adobe’s founders have posted an open letter, “thoughts on openess” and Adobe has begun rolling out a new ad campaign on Engadget — and presumably other geek-rich online sites — declaring their love for Apple, and then telling users how saintly Adobe, users like us, and little [...]
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ARM, Opera, former US Secretary of Labor weigh in on Apple, Adobe, and Flash
Companies and individuals as diverse as mobile chip-licenser ARM, browser-maker Opera, and former US Secretary of Labor Robert Reich are offering opinions on Adobe, Flash, Apple’s restriction on cross-compilers, and rumors of an Adobe-prompted DOJ/FTC inquiry into Apple — and they won’t be making Adobe very happy.
ARM flat out says Adobe’s Flash has held back [...]
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Adobe CEO responds to Steve Jobs open letter
Choosing a live interview as his platform of choice, Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen fired back at Apple and Steve Jobs’ open letter “thoughts on Flash”.
Roughly addressing each of Jobs’ points:
Narayan chuckled at the thought of Flash being considered closed. “Flash is an open specification.” They’re using different meanings for “open” here. Clearly Adobe owns Flash [...]
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