“Adobe’s Flash products are 100% proprietary. They are only available from Adobe, and Adobe has sole authority as to their future enhancement, pricing, etc. While Adobe’s Flash products are widely available, this does not mean they are open, since they are controlled entirely by Adobe and available only from Adobe. By almost any definition, Flash is a closed system.”

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/04/08/apples_iphone_4_sdk_license_bans_flash_java_mono_apps.html

http://daringfireball.net/2010/04/iphone_agreement_bans_flash_compiler

From Mike Chambers’ Blog, “The next version of Flash Authoring will enable developers to create stand-alone iPhone applications using Flash technologies (including ActionScript 3). These applications are just like any other iPhone application and can be distributed via the Apple iTunes Application store. Indeed, there are already a number of applications created with Flash on the store today.

One thing I want to stress is that this is for standalone applications, and is not the Flash Player for mobile Safari (which is something we continue to work on). The end result is a native iPhone application, and not a SWF that runs in the browser. We compile the SWF to a native application using LLVM. There is no requirement for the Flash Player / Adobe AIR Runtime to be installed on the device or included in the application. The end result is a native iPhone application.”

• http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashcs5/appsfor_iphone/
• http://www.mikechambers.com/blog/2009/10/05/building-applications-for-the-iphone-with-flash/

While the standard isn’t yet finished, Apple is already using HTML 5 as an important component in the company’s strategies, ranging from the iPod touch and iPhone’s mobile browser to Safari on the Mac and PC, from Dashboard widgets to new iTunes LP content, and from MobileMe apps to the latest iTunes Store.

Why HTML 5

http://www.theprofiler.be/

http://www.hboimagine.com/

Codename “Cocomo” is a Platform as a Service that allows Flex developers to easily add real-time social capabilities into their RIA (rich Internet applications). Comprised of both Flex-based client components and a hosted services infrastructure, Cocomo allows you to build real-time, multi-user applications with Flex in less time than ever before. And because Acrobat.com hosts the service, issues like deployment, maintenance, and scalability are taken care of for you.

Add social features to your existing Flex apps or build totally new ones, such as real-time productivity/collaboration apps, multiplayer games, and audio/video chat.

Features of the Cocomo beta include the following:

• VoIP Audio
• Webcam Video
• Chat
• Multi-User Whiteboards
• Real-Time File Sharing
• User Management
• Roles and Permissions
• Robust Data Messaging

My thought: cool concept, but needs a little restraint – trying just a little too hard…

ns.addEventListener(NetStatusEvent.NET_STATUS, detectEnd);

function detectEnd(myevent:NetStatusEvent):void {

switch (myevent.info.code) {

case “NetStream.Play.Stop”:

trace(“stop”);

//play video

ns.play(“video/vide.flv”);

break;

}

}

The WiiFlash project is divided into two parts:

• WiiFlash Server (C++ or .NET server that handles Wiimote communication)
• WiiFlash ActionScript API (SWC component)

Check it out:  http://wiiflash.bytearray.org/