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Software Industry Being Damaged by Apple
Kevin Miller, CEO of Runtime Revolution writes about how Apple is harming the software industry in CIO Magazine in the UK. Says Kevin Miller:
Whilst we understand the reasons behind Apple’s decision, we cannot ignore the opportunity that presents itself. That opportunity is Google’s Android platform and Apple may have given its rival a new set of fans with a point to prove.
It is clear that Steve Jobs would like to keep all eyes trained on his HTML 5 vs Flash smokescreen argument. HTML 5 is just being implemented and it simply cannot deliver all the functionality of Flash, though it can be used to deliver media in ways that Flash does – like audio and video. But Flash is much more than that. Just like the argument is not HTML 5 vs Flash but Apple vs Cross Platform tools that include Flash, but also include tools like Runrev, REALbasic and Unity.
Flash-to-iPhone 4 SDK Ban May Have Limited Effect
Starting with a post by John Gruber on Daring Fireball, a building tide of developer anxiety is rippling through the iPhone developer market. This could easily be a sign of greater control by Apple instead of an outright ban against non-Apple compilation. Read the rest of this entry »
