Adobe Retracts Claim Suggesting Lion May Lack Support for Flash Hardware Acceleration

[John.B]

Apple should probably try to concentrate on this second point. Adobe does, they are making tools to make Flash and Flex be able to export to HTML5 Canvas. Funny how that works ? Flash, the developer tool, is positionning itself as the tool of choice for HTML5 Canvas work...

That's what I haven't been able to figure out. Narayen seems hellbent on fighting it out with Apple over Flash, but Adobe is the world's leading creative software company and ought to have been at the forefront of HTML5 development tools instead of just harboring a footdragger on the standards committee.

 

[rhett7660]

What ever your view on FLASH is, glad to see Adobe retracted the claim.

 

[AidenShaw]

What ever your view on FLASH is, glad to see Adobe retracted the claim.

It really wasn't a claim - more of a warning "that we've heard of some issues that may be due to...".

 

[JAT]

That's what I haven't been able to figure out. Narayen seems hellbent on fighting it out with Apple over Flash, but Adobe is the world's leading creative software company and ought to have been at the forefront of HTML5 development tools instead of just harboring a footdragger on the standards committee.

Answer:
Decadence.

 

[cmaier]

Answer:
Decadence.

A few companies have the foresight to be ahead of the curve on providing solutions that obsolete their own products.

Most don't.

 

[GoKyu]

Here's the problem. Regardless of where you stand on the issue Apple shouldn't restrict users from Flash. If I buy a product I should be able to use it how I want. They can choose not to pre-install it but I should still have the option.

Actually they can restrict users from flash - it's their product, they made the decision to NOT include flash (for performance reasons), and you as the consumer have the CHOICE whether to buy it if it meets your needs.

A lot of people (myself included) like the iPad *because* it doesn't have Flash.

They can't really choose "not to pre-install it", because it's not a stand-alone app. This is a tablet, not a netbook or laptop - if they're going to include Flash, it needs to be built into the OS itself, and that's where they chose not to hinder battery life or overall performance.

 

[JAT]

A few companies have the foresight to be ahead of the curve on providing solutions that obsolete their own products.

Most don't.

Yes. Hence: decadence for entire economic systems. (see: Rome)

 

[Lennholm]

Which is why Chrome comes with Flash built in and Google has responded to Flash bugs in their implementation faster than Adobe and the general Flash player? Sorry, but Google’s open/standard line is a marketing gimmick. They are open/standard right up to the point they’re not.

So, you promote one technology by holding off on bug fixes for the alternative? Maybe that's the Apple way.

 

[vito]

Flash isn't going away anytime soon.

Better to have it and work out the kinks then pretend.

So many businesses have websites that run on Flash.

A good business website will always have alternative access to their site, at least for those with accessibility issues rather than no-flash devices!

 

[bpaluzzi]

A good business website will always have alternative access to their site, at least for those with accessibility issues rather than no-flash devices!

And no business with even a single clue is making a full-Flash website anymore. As sites refresh, you'll see Flash slowly slipping off the radar as a main-site development tool. It'll be reduced to the realm of Java Applets, used in places where it's needed. Flash is great at some things, and there are no other alternatives available (webcam access is a great example). However, within a half-year (if it takes that long -- I haven't seen a Flash site in almost a year), Flash navigation or a full-Flash site will be as common as Java Applet navigation panels.

 

[The Phazer]

They can't really choose "not to pre-install it", because it's not a stand-alone app. This is a tablet, not a netbook or laptop - if they're going to include Flash, it needs to be built into the OS itself, and that's where they chose not to hinder battery life or overall performance.

It really doesn't. There's no reason in the slightest that Mobile Safari couldn't have a plug in architecture. It'd be a much superior product if it did.

Phazer