Re:New iPhone Agreement Bans Flash-to-iPhone Compiler & Others
by lwhi on Friday April 09, 2010 @06:55AM
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It's not just about quality.
As with everything Apple does - there are company-centric motives, which have been neatly balanced against a set of consumer-centric motives.
Apple is run by smart people, who realise they have a dedicated following. By making the 'we don't want to diminish the quality of the App pool' argument clear, they allow their ardent followers to do battle for them.
The corollary of this is that Apple ensure that their platform receives the developer investment it requires, enabling the company to become a permanent fixture in the mobile market.
If Flash developers didn't have to make a new investment of time and money to learn their platform - what would stop this pool of developers from leaving Apple's side tomorrow?
They want full control over what is allowed _into_ their market, and they want a dedicated team of developers who won't walk away.
If Flash was allowed, neither of these requirements would be assured.
As with everything Apple does - there are company-centric motives, which have been neatly balanced against a set of consumer-centric motives.
Apple is run by smart people, who realise they have a dedicated following. By making the 'we don't want to diminish the quality of the App pool' argument clear, they allow their ardent followers to do battle for them.
The corollary of this is that Apple ensure that their platform receives the developer investment it requires, enabling the company to become a permanent fixture in the mobile market.
If Flash developers didn't have to make a new investment of time and money to learn their platform - what would stop this pool of developers from leaving Apple's side tomorrow?
They want full control over what is allowed _into_ their market, and they want a dedicated team of developers who won't walk away.
If Flash was allowed, neither of these requirements would be assured.