Comments on: Steve Jobs’ Thoughts on Flash http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/ Documenting the trials and triumphs of a mobile / front end web developer Thu, 02 Feb 2012 09:48:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: soccerjerseysmall http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-36046 soccerjerseysmall Wed, 04 May 2011 07:33:07 +0000 http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/#comment-36046 "It is about money. Every business is. "I agree with that guy.every company will do works to get the lagerst profit “It is about money. Every business is. “I agree with that guy.every company will do works to get the lagerst profit

]]> By: Filippo Gregoretti http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-17726 Filippo Gregoretti Mon, 03 May 2010 14:28:57 +0000 http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/#comment-17726 It's strange... how people immdeiatly split between Apple supporters and Apple detractors... The point is: we have a company nowadays, Apple Inc., deciding which content we have access to! Also books!!! And that, from my point of view, is unacceptable! As developers we can only adapt ourselves to new technologies... But as citizens, we should be scared, and force our governments to act... Censorship on knowledge and culture reminds me of drk ages. It’s strange… how people immdeiatly split between Apple supporters and Apple detractors…
The point is: we have a company nowadays, Apple Inc., deciding which content we have access to! Also books!!! And that, from my point of view, is unacceptable!
As developers we can only adapt ourselves to new technologies…
But as citizens, we should be scared, and force our governments to act…
Censorship on knowledge and culture reminds me of drk ages.

]]> By: markledford http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-17690 markledford Sun, 02 May 2010 04:31:41 +0000 http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/#comment-17690 Wrong point Takashi, the point is that Steve Jobs is a douche bag ;) Wrong point Takashi, the point is that Steve Jobs is a douche bag ;)

]]> By: Takashi M http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-17617 Takashi M Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:09:38 +0000 http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/#comment-17617 Whatever you and others saying, Apple just made the point clear. No flash for Apple mobile device. That's it. It's that simple, or isn't it? :P Whatever you and others saying, Apple just made the point clear. No flash for Apple mobile device. That’s it. It’s that simple, or isn’t it? :P

]]> By: Charles http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/comment-page-1/#comment-17615 Charles Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:16:54 +0000 http://www.markledford.com/blog/2010/04/29/steve-jobs-thoughts-on-flash/#comment-17615 It is about money. Every business is. Don't be fooled, Adobe wants to protect its revenues ans invest in Flash. But here is something that everyone seems to forget. Existing Flash apps will look fine on tablet pcs. Yet, they will have to be redesigned when it comes to mobile phones. Flash online apps have been designed for large computer/laptop screens. When shown on mobile phones, they appear at a fraction of that size. No developer took that into account when building their apps. Reduce its size, and buttons/text/MCs become too small. Zoom in, and only a portion of the Flash app will be visible at a time. So, you see, mobile phones supporting Flash won't really offer the entire Web. Flash files will show up but will remained largely unusable. Adobe is not an angel in spreading this misconception. Flash developers who blindly repeat it did not think the issue through. So, they are either on the Adobe payroll like those worthless platform evangelists (have you tried to implement the AS3 examples they present on their site?) or are not serious developers at all. Time to stop blindly blaming Apple. It makes us, the Flash community, look immature and unprofessional! - Flash developer since 1998 - Flash Lite developer since 1995 - It is about money. Every business is. Don’t be fooled, Adobe wants to protect its revenues ans invest in Flash. But here is something that everyone seems to forget. Existing Flash apps will look fine on tablet pcs. Yet, they will have to be redesigned when it comes to mobile phones. Flash online apps have been designed for large computer/laptop screens. When shown on mobile phones, they appear at a fraction of that size. No developer took that into account when building their apps. Reduce its size, and buttons/text/MCs become too small.

Zoom in, and only a portion of the Flash app will be visible at a time. So, you see, mobile phones supporting Flash won’t really offer the entire Web. Flash files will show up but will remained largely unusable. Adobe is not an angel in spreading this misconception. Flash developers who blindly repeat it did not think the issue through. So, they are either on the Adobe payroll like those worthless platform evangelists (have you tried to implement the AS3 examples they present on their site?) or are not serious developers at all.

Time to stop blindly blaming Apple. It makes us, the Flash community, look immature and unprofessional!

- Flash developer since 1998 – Flash Lite developer since 1995 -

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