Apple Relaxes iOS Developer Restrictions, But Doesn't 'Need Any More Fart Apps'
Apple turned a lot of heads this morning when it unexpectedly opened the App Store to apps created with third-party development programs -- including, apparently, those using Adobe Flash. In a news release posted on its site, Apple declared that it would be "relaxing all restrictions on the development tools used to create iOS apps, as long as the resulting apps do not download any code." The ...
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Next fall, Adobe may be further distancing itself from HTML5, as an Adobe blog has claimed that the company will reveal details concerning a "Flash Player 3D" at October's Max 2010 conference. [From: Mashable]
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Today, Steve Jobs mounted one of his more blatant assaults on Adobe's Flash in a letter posted on the Apple Web site. The letter seeks to explain Apple's position against allowing Flash on the iPhone and iPad, painting the conflict as one of ideology and battery performance rather than a business dispute.
Unfortunately, it's hard to take Jobs' argument in favor of open standards seriously since ...









