-
I hope Apple and the Great Jobs knows what they’re doing. Such movement by Adobe is indicative of a much greater problem: a lack of trust in the Apple platform. Mike Chambers, Adobe big-wig and master of all things Flash, speaks frankly on this blog about the atrocious state of affairs: “I think that the closed system that Apple is trying to create is bad for the industry, developers and ultimately consumers, and that is not something that I want to actively promote… We are at the beginning of a significant change in the industry, and I believe that ultimately open platforms will win out over the type of closed, locked down platform that Apple is trying to create.
—
Adobe pulls the plug on iPhone, ceases all Flash and AIR development
I’m willing to give Sebastian the benefit of the doubt here in the long-term, an open platform may eventually be the best option out there but these open platforms need achieve a focused level of maturity for user experience only Apple is bringing to the table right now.
That said, Flash is hardly the starting place—nevertheless the holy grail—of the move toward an open, mature and polished experience platform. The only ones who lose in this situation are Adobe.
