New iPhone Agreement Bans Flash-to-iPhone Compiler & Others

Re:New iPhone Agreement Bans Flash-to-iPhone Compiler & Others by gromitski on Thursday April 08, 2010 @09:17PM (#1251566)

I'm sorry but that is a terrible excuse for what they've done. As a flash developer hit hard by the recession, having another (strong) string in my bow was essential for survival. Like others in my industry, I don't have time to completely re-train every time a new product comes onto the market. Being able to produce for a different device using my current skills is a blessing. Apple should be thoroughly ashamed with themselves and I for one will be approaching the Monopolies Commission regarding this.

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Re:New iPhone Agreement Bans Flash-to-iPhone Compiler & Others by bobwaycott on Friday April 09, 2010 @03:02AM (#1252100)

While it sucks when times are tough, if you want to develop for a new platform to make money, then make and take tge time necessary to learn the platform and its tools.

Your complaint here is disingenuous. When you learned to be a Flash developer, did you complain that Macromedia should be ashamed cos they didn't build their tool in HTML & CSS?

If you want to develop for the iPhone, then develop for the iPhone.

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Re:New iPhone Agreement Bans Flash-to-iPhone Compiler & Others by gabrielroth on Thursday April 08, 2010 @10:25PM (#1251677)

I sympathize with your economic plight. But the fact that you're having a hard time making a living using Flash doesn't give Apple the obligation to provide you with a development platform.

Since the iPhone has less than 20 percent of the smartphone market, it seems unlikely that the Monopolies Commission will be interested.

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Re:New iPhone Agreement Bans Flash-to-iPhone Compiler & Others by barrkel on Friday April 09, 2010 @12:20AM (#1251857)

Apple isn't obliged to actively deprive people of development platforms either.

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Re:New iPhone Agreement Bans Flash-to-iPhone Compiler & Others by stevenN on Sunday April 11, 2010 @03:17AM (#1256507)

I thought of doing the same thing with my Pl/M experience. Decided to learn new tool sets/languages instead:-)

You will find your self in serious trouble moving forward if you tie yourself to only knowing a single company's toolset and tying your future to the well being of that companies tool set. Especially Adobe's; a company as fickle as Apple.

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