Via Mike Chambers, looks like that Adobe iPhone packager/development solution is been canceled.
First let me say this. Apple business is no different from a Carrier/Operator. You have to deal with them, no matter what, they decide everything, even your future as a developer/business.
Now, I feel sorry for all those developers/business who bet all their recent efforts on this solution, they are many! The only great thing is that since it’s Flash development, they can shift their target mobile platform with very little effort.
What surprise me is the total absence of Nokia and Samsung from all this Flash 10.1/Air Mobile saga. The first and second largest mobile OEM in the world. Nokia, actually Symbian, already mentioned that they will integrate Flash Lite 4 and then Flash 10.1 in their platform. I know Samsung has implemented Flash Lite 3.1 in Bada and have other few handsets (Symbian based) with Flash 2.x/3.x. But wouldn’t you image that the 2 largest OEM in the world, be the primary partners for Adobe mobile strategy?
Why Adobe is not showing Flash 10.1/Air Mobile running on the Nokia and Samsung devices? Saying to developers: here the millions and millions of consumer you can reach with your content! Both these companies have direct to consumers App Stores, so it’s a clear business case.
Alessandro
Hi Alessandro,
I too find the absence of Flash 10.1/AIR in Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson a little strange. Maybe someone at one of these firms can comment? Even the whole Palm Pre thing went a little quiet…
JA
Nokia, Samsung and Sony Ericsson are all listed as Open Screen Project partners.
http://www.openscreenproject.org/partners/current_partners.html
Let’s hope they are working on handsets with Flash Player 10.1/AIR built-in.