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This Adobe blog entry is just sour grapes. Apple have every right to do what they want with their own platform, just as we have every right not to buy it if we don’t like what they “impose”. What I really want to know is… if 75% is the amount of video on the web distributed by flash… what was the number last year? More importantly, what will the number be in 3 years time? The Open Screen Project is a lovely marketing campaign, and if I was at Adobe, it’s what I’d be doing. However, it’s not what it sounds like. It’s not Flash as an Open Platform, it’s a common experience as long as you support Flash. I’d rather have a common experience as long as you support standards. Common. Standards. See? from Apple’s iPad — a broken link? (Adobe Flash Platform Blog) |
It looks like Apple is continuing to impose restrictions on their devices that limit both content publishers and consumers. Unlike many other ebook readers using the ePub file format, consumers will not be able to access ePub content with Apple’s DRM technology on devices made by other manufacturers. And without Flash support, iPad users will not be able to access the full range of web content, including over 70% of games and 75% of video on the web.
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