Why Apple Banned Flash
There’s been a lot of discussion of late over the “Apple doesn’t/won’t support Flash” topic. Thanks to my personal Buddha, Paul Eng, for alerting me to Steve Job’s explanation in Thoughts on Flash. I won’t summarize the article here, so read it for yourself. Jobs closes with his 2 cents for Adobe: “New open standards [...]
Adobe v. Apple Standoff
Has the long-running rivalry between Steven Jobs and Adobe Flash finally come to a head? Although no law suit is currently pending, rumors of a possible law suit spread like wildfire after Apple changed its SDK language; thereby keeping Flash off iPhone and iPad platforms. While neither party is commenting about the potential suit, the [...]
What Are Apps Worth?
Although five years ago there was no app industry, today the app economy is growing rapidly and could top $20 billion in just a couple of years, says Wendy Kaufman, author of Mobile Apps Market Scales Up From Zero To Billions. But if roughly 80% of all apps are free and most of the others [...]
Microsoft Hopes to Compete with Flash in Mobilsphere
I know a lot of very talented animators. They can create amazing stuff both in Flash and on paper. But when I ask them if they know Silverlight I’m answered with blank stares.
This isn’t stopping Microsoft from hoping to wage stiff competition in the mobilsphere when it comes to animation and apps. Tony Dennis sheds [...]