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MikeSDCA
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April 30, 2010
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[locked] Adobe: Please revoke all Apple licenses for Adobe Products

  • April 30, 2010
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I just finished reading Steve Job's "explanation" for why the iPad et al. cannot work with Flash -- and it was the biggest load of (you know what) I have seen in a long time.

1.  Flash is not closed.  Adobe has, for many years, published the specification freely on your website:  http://www.adobe.com/devnet/swf/pdf/swf_file_format_spec_v10.pdf

2.  Apple is one of the most closed companies there is out there.  I mean when was the last time you could buy OSX to install on your Dell PC?

3.  The real reason Apple doesn't want Flash on their devices:  They lose control of the media the devices play.  Flash allows high quality media to be delivered to a wide array of devices -- and if that alternative if available on the Apple devices, their users are not going to re-buy media they already own or can access from other sources (e.g. Hulu).  This means less iStore sales, which is why Apple is crying like a baby about Flash.

I propose that Adobe revoke all licenses for their Apple software -- Flash, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Audition, Premiere, etc -- the whole nine yards.  That will send a strong message to Apple.  I am absolutely done with Apple -- mine are going on eBay tomorrow.  I will however continue using Adobe products on the Windows platform.

If Apple can dictate that Flash can't be used to develop for their devices, then Adobe should be able to dictate that Adobe products cannot be used on OSX.

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    Jochem van Dieten
    Inspiring
    May 1, 2010

    This is the Forum Comments forum. This forum is intended for discussions

    on forum functionality and operations, not for discussing blog posts

    made by other companies.

    If you want to discuss the technical issues with the Flash Player on the

    Mac go to http://forums.adobe.com/community/webplayers/flash_player And

    if you ask nicely over there, I might even teach a little Computer

    Science 101 class explaining why the Flash Player can not possibly crash

    a modern operating system.

    If you want to discuss Adobe policies, such as a possible abandoning of

    the Mac platform, you are welcome to do so in the Adobe.com feedback

    forum as http://forums.adobe.com/community/general/adobedotcom_feedback

    (which discussion I will not be joining).

    This thread is now closed.

    Claudio González
    Claudio González
    Legend
    April 30, 2010

    Mike, I know you weren't feeling happy when you wrote your message, and that may explain why you posted it in a user to user forum -no fellow user can do anything to help you with your problem. But, revoking all Apple licenses for Adobe products? You must be joking.

    Phillip M Jones
    Phillip M Jones
    Inspiring
    April 30, 2010

    While Apple is only about 20 or 30 percent of the entire world, the fact is Apple Users are about 50 to 60 percent of Adobe's  entire market for Graphiccs design, and chance are items the would use products for the print Industry , more Likely 70%.You want Adobe to go into Bankrupcy?

    Sad fact is that almost any system Hangs or crashes are caused by Flash. And I know for personal experince that not one Flash content on the internet actually plays smothly with spits sputters and waits for content. I would know a smooth running Flash movie or slide show if it was to bite me. Except I have one movie I created myself that runs without stutter after it loods up and that only because its about 10 pictures with captions and no sound. Its a Resorce hog. Why would Jobs want a product that would bring an iPhone iTouch, or iPad to its knees.

    There is still the 15 year old problem wit spliting a word file into multiple PDFs if it has section breaks. (15 years is a Long time to not fix a Bug). Its not an apple issue because its spanned 3 different Processors and to different systems Unix and C++/Objective C.

    Adobe needs to get some decent software engineers and fire the entire BOD Corporate Officers. then and only then can they repair their image.

    Chris Cox
    Chris Cox
    Legend
    April 30, 2010

    Sad fact is that almost any system Hangs or crashes are caused by Flash.

    Please check your facts there, because you're far from the truth.

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    Jochem van Dieten
    Inspiring
    April 30, 2010

    Ths is the forum comments forum. It is intended for issues about these forums.

    If you want to discuss general corporate policy issues, your best bet is the Adobe.com feedback forum: http://forums.adobe.com/community/general/adobedotcom_feedback

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    Anonymous
    April 30, 2010

    MikeSDCA wrote:

    If Apple can dictate that Flash can't be used to develop for their devices, then Adobe should be able to dictate that Adobe products cannot be used on OSX.

    And who would that hurt the most?

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