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Adobe abandons mobile Flash

Adobe abandons mobile Flash

In an abrupt about-face in its mobile software strategy, Adobe will soon cease developing its Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers, according to an e-mail sent to Adobe partners on Tuesday evening.

Senh: Steve Jobs was right yet again. I've been supporting Adobe Flash for smartphones and tablets, but I guess the writing's on the wall. Adobe AIR sounds interesting. Writing apps in one program and have it work on all platforms is great, as long as those programs are reasonably fast.

 

Full flash video on phones

Watching video on the vast majority of websites has become possible on a mass market phone. The world's most popular video system, Adobe Flash, can now be played on the HTC Desire.

 

Judge OKs iPhone lawsuit against Apple, AT&T

A federal judge says a monopoly abuse lawsuit against Apple and AT&T's mobile phone unit can move forward as a class action.

 

Flash bursts onto Android

Flash bursts onto Android

Adobe has launched a final version of Flash 10.1 for Android, so iPhone users can now officially feel left out, though they'll be in good company for a while yet. Android users running version 2.2 will be able to ...

 

Adobe Faces Tough Fight for Flash Survival

Adobe Faces Tough Fight for Flash Survival

Google is supporting Flash, but Adobe faces a formidable foe in battling Apple.

 

Apple Wins Ground in Fight Over Flash

Apple is making headway in its fight against Adobe as some companies shift away the Flash video and animation technology.

Senh: At the same time, Android phones are touting Flash support. And they've already surpassed iPhones in market share. When google comes out with their tablet computer, I see them beating the iPad too. There are still too many sites with Flash on the web, and despite the number of iPads sold,they're still a niche market compared to desktop computers. What I see is designers will just do a browser detect and offer iPad owners a Flash-less version of their site. I think Apple will lose this fight.

 

Sources: Adobe is Behind Apple Antitrust Complaints

Sources: Adobe is Behind Apple Antitrust Complaints

An Adobe complaint is the main cause behind reported federal interest in antitrust charges against Apple, according to Bloomberg sources. Apple recently changed the rules for developers, forbidding the use of third-party tools in the creation of iPhone and iPad apps.

 

H.264 Already Won—Makes Up 66 Percent Of Web Videos

Earlier this week, Steve Jobs kicked the debate about the need for Flash into high gear, especially for Web video.

 

Microsoft Support for HTML 5 Helps Break A Logjam But Does It Matter?

The news broke yesterday about the Microsoft General Manager who said that that the "future of the Web is HTML 5."

But it's important enough for us to write about even if in the long run it still does not solve the issues with earlier versions of the Internet Explorer browser.

 

Apple's Jobs: Adobe Flash Is Closed, Unstable, Antiquated

Apple's Jobs: Adobe Flash Is Closed, Unstable, Antiquated

Steve Jobs on Thursday fired back at Adobe, denying that Apple eschewed Flash on the iPad to protect its App Store, and instead accusing Adobe of living in the past and not innovating to keep up with the mobile Web. "Adobe has characterized our ...

 

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