D. JonesLet's Get Ready To Rumble! Adobe vs. Apple
April 12th 2010 15:52
An Adobe enthusiast tells Apple: "Go Screw Yourself!" (Wow, this Adobe/Apple feud is getting ugly! This is BETTER than a soap opera!) Responding to a change in the licensing terms for developers building applications for version 4.0 of the iPhone, a technology enthusiast for Adobe Systems, has told Apple to go perform an anatomically impossible act (Well, that all depends.....)
"Go screw yourself, Apple!" wrote Lee Brimelow, an Adobe platform enthusiast, on his personal Web site, The Flash Blog. The post is the latest volley in an escalating war between Apple and Adobe. This week, Apple changed the licensing language for its iPhone SDK (software development kit) in such a way that developers may not submit programs to Apple that use cross-platform compilers or in other words, compilers that would allow them to write a program once and have it run on either the iPhone, Android, or any other platform with no changes. As it happens, Adobe plans to introduce just such a cross-platform compiler with version 5 of its Creative Suite content creation package, due out on Monday, April 12.
Observers have pointed out that Apple's decision will affect not just Adobe, but any other makers of cross-platform compilers. But the move comes after Apple has banned (Damn! "BANNED" that's way harsh!) Adobe's Flash Player from its iPhones and iPads, with Steve Jobs instructing Web developers to use HTML5 instead. In a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Friday, Adobe identified Apple's refusal to allow Flash on its devices as a "risk factor" for its business that could steer users toward "alternative technologies." (Awe! They ran and told on them like a little kid!) Adobe's official response to the new license terms had thus far been measured. A spokeswoman sent back the message via e-mail: "We are aware of Apple's new SDK language and are looking into it. We continue to develop our Packager for iPhone OS technology, which we plan to debut in Flash CS5." (Um, why? Isn't that like, a total waste of time?)
Brimelow, however, does not withhold his contempt. Apple's action "is a frightening move that has no rational defense other than wanting tyrannical control (Can you say, "dictatorship?") over developers and more importantly, wanting to use developers as pawns in their crusade against Adobe," he wrote (Pawns? It might not be THAT deep, dude!) Brimelow's blog has a disclaimer stating the opinions expressed there are his own and not those of Adobe (Smart move!) The WHOIS Internet domain name information service backs this claim, listing Brimelow, not Adobe, as the owner of Flashblog.com.
This "Adobe Vs. Apple War," has generated rage among others as well AND a Facebook Group! Adobe's unofficial Facebook fan club states: "I'm With Adobe," an allusion to the viral "I'm With Coco" campaign for jilted ex-Tonight Show host Conan O'Brien. As of Saturday afternoon, the group (started by John Addis, a Web & Media Director at Rizzi Designs) has attracted more than 1,200 members in less than three days! (Incredible!) The group's manifesto is:
"The recent war between Adobe and Apple reached a breaking point on April 8, 2010, when Steve Jobs not only recommitted to never allowing Flash to run on the iPhone or iPad, but even banning Adobe's new Flash-to-iPhone C compiler which was to go on sale Saturday, April 10. There is no longer any debate as to who the "bad guy" is in this story, Apple has proven themselves to be anti-competition, anti-developer, and anti-consumer. I stand with Adobe." (This is getting SERIOUS! Here is their "logo!" I think it looks cool!)
Adobe, evidently, was at least aware of Brimelow's blog post just as it went live. The second paragraph mentions that a line was edited out on behalf of Adobe. The earlier version of the post apparently stated that "What is clear is that Apple has timed this purposely to hurt sales of CS5." (On purpose? I'm not so sure about that.....The iPAD JUST hit stores and the iPhone OS 4 is about to come out, Apple HAD to say something regarding flash capabilities!)
Brimelow's blog post closes with a final jab: "Comments disabled as I'm not interested in hearing from the Cupertino Comment SPAM bots." (Hey, if you throw a punch, you got to be able to TAKE a punch! Wimp!)
Adobe has confirmed that Brimelow works for Adobe (Reluctantly, I'm sure!) Boy, this is getting good! Stay tuned!
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