Comments on: Adobe’s secret plans for the iPhone – but still no Flash (updated) http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html Tech writing blog Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:04:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Gilles Guillemin http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-135467 Gilles Guillemin Mon, 22 Jun 2009 11:35:10 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-135467 @John Dowdell: ...or not! ;) @John Dowdell:
…or not! ;)

]]> By: John Dowdell http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-134780 John Dowdell Tue, 16 Jun 2009 04:05:10 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-134780 ... been thinking more about online comments like the one above. Quite strange... he doesn't believe others might believe differently than him, and feels the need to tell us all. No constructive contribution, just a negative judgment provided for our benefit, gratis. Behind each troll I am sure there is a fascinating story.... ;-) jd/adobe … been thinking more about online comments like the one above. Quite strange… he doesn’t believe others might believe differently than him, and feels the need to tell us all. No constructive contribution, just a negative judgment provided for our benefit, gratis.

Behind each troll I am sure there is a fascinating story…. ;-)

jd/adobe

]]> By: Roger Harris http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-134750 Roger Harris Mon, 15 Jun 2009 21:36:47 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-134750 I am always surprised that anyone finds Flash valuable. I see Flash as mostly useless and almost as big a pig as Acrobat. I am always surprised that anyone finds Flash valuable. I see Flash as mostly useless and almost as big a pig as Acrobat.

]]> By: Michael Foord http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-134731 Michael Foord Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:25:46 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-134731 One possibility would be to follow the approach taken by Mono for Unity - allow the compilation of bytecode to native code so that AIR apps could be deployed without needing a runtime interpreter. One possibility would be to follow the approach taken by Mono for Unity – allow the compilation of bytecode to native code so that AIR apps could be deployed without needing a runtime interpreter.

]]> By: tim http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-134723 tim Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:24:08 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-134723 @Erik Thanks; I've updated the post. Does that mean this will be read-only access to documents though? Tim @Erik Thanks; I’ve updated the post. Does that mean this will be read-only access to documents though?

Tim

]]> By: Erik Larson http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-134720 Erik Larson Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:15:03 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-134720 Hello, looks like I was overly coy in my discussion with Tim :-). The Acrobat.com iPhone app will be a native iPhone app using our <a href="http://learn.adobe.com/wiki/display/acds/Document+Services" rel="nofollow">Acrobat.com Document Services APIs</a> as Joshua, Neil and Duncan correctly surmise. Plus some other interesting stuff. But not Flash. Hello, looks like I was overly coy in my discussion with Tim :-) . The Acrobat.com iPhone app will be a native iPhone app using our Acrobat.com Document Services APIs as Joshua, Neil and Duncan correctly surmise. Plus some other interesting stuff. But not Flash.

]]> By: Joshua Ochs http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-134715 Joshua Ochs Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:25:05 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-134715 "would this enable 3rd party applications" No matter what they deliver, it will be sandboxed to their app, so this will not be a platform for third party applications. This will most likely be solely a way to access Acrobat.com. “would this enable 3rd party applications”

No matter what they deliver, it will be sandboxed to their app, so this will not be a platform for third party applications. This will most likely be solely a way to access Acrobat.com.

]]> By: Stefan Richter http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-134714 Stefan Richter Mon, 15 Jun 2009 15:24:40 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-134714 this link http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200906/061509AdobeAnnouncesMajorUpdatetoAcrobat.com.html says: "Mobile access so people can upload, manage and share Acrobat.com documents from iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia and Windows® Mobile smartphones" Note that it states 'upload, manage and share'. You won't need Flash for those features, but it would certainly be cool if they pulled it off. Maybe we'll get more details soon? this link
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200906/061509AdobeAnnouncesMajorUpdatetoAcrobat.com.html
says:
“Mobile access so people can upload, manage and share Acrobat.com documents from iPhone, Blackberry, Nokia and Windows® Mobile smartphones”

Note that it states ‘upload, manage and share’. You won’t need Flash for those features, but it would certainly be cool if they pulled it off. Maybe we’ll get more details soon?

]]> By: Chris http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-134707 Chris Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:25:08 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-134707 So they might try to embed the Flash player within the delivered app. So no flash in Safari like you said but wouldn't it still violates Apple's 'no interpreters' policy? Probably needs Apple's implicit approval regardless. So they might try to embed the Flash player within the delivered app. So no flash in Safari like you said but wouldn’t it still violates Apple’s ‘no interpreters’ policy? Probably needs Apple’s implicit approval regardless.

]]> By: tim http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html/comment-page-1#comment-134697 tim Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:26:54 +0000 http://www.itwriting.com/blog/1520-adobes-secret-plans-for-flash-on-the-iphone.html#comment-134697 @Duncan How would you render and edit documents using those APIs? I guess you can get read-only views by converting to PDF, but I wouldn't call read-only access "do work from your iPhone using Acrobat.com". Still, we'll see :-) Tim @Duncan

How would you render and edit documents using those APIs? I guess you can get read-only views by converting to PDF, but I wouldn’t call read-only access “do work from your iPhone using Acrobat.com”. Still, we’ll see :-)

Tim

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