There have always been backward tensions between Apple and Adobe, and last rumoured statements from Steve B about Flash being "buggy" did not improve the dialogue as Adobe announcement about an Adobe Air on Android and other OS else than MAC OS.

I understand Apple defensive strategy as they want to make sure to add only 100% stable technologies in their OS, the very known Apple devices stability is the result of a very drastic criteria for developers.

I think that developers community does not reflect the Apple fans philosophy, on a side we have nerds that wants to explore more possibilities on a MAC OS, and due to the locks that Apple puts on their way, they feel frustrated. But on the other side you have a very faithful Apple fans community that will stick on their main argument : "it's stable, it's easy to use and it makes me feel different".
Those guys already showed that they are able to accept major deprivations ( games, software and hardware) as long as they keep the comfort of Apple ergonomic design.

Just a note: today's big Evils are Google and Apple.

Do you guys remember when Microsoft was the super threat, that was a long time ago...it seems that Seattle company is now a gentle forgotten giant.

I read an article from one of my favorite flash blogger than I found very interesting:

Apple Slaps Developers In The Face

This is beginning to piss a lot of people...

I like your article's pic Pierre :)

I feel Apple are in their own right.

I read today that there is now a group on facebook supporting Adobe:
I'm with Adobe

Really interesting

@ Sophie: I don't think so, iPhone success was made by the number of applications you can find on AppStore and it's not fair play to refuse to many developers to continue the iPhone adventure (in clear, all those who know only flash as "programming" language and were using Adobe tool to make their apps iPhone compatible), don't know exactly how many apps were made using those tools but what I know is that it's not the end and that now Apple get enough apps they will start to limit them (in order to make their product run correctly)

The other thing is that Steve Jobs is turning this competition into personal rivalry...

@Mohamed: I not agree with you when you said: "I don't think so, iPhone success was made by the number of applications".

 I think that all applications offer in apptore are   the great force of the iPhone. In advertising TV, Apple shows only all applications that you can use in iPhone. They don't speak about design or it is easy to use. Now appstore is the force of iPhone.  

@Xavier : Some args in iPhone TV commercial are wrong.

especially when it comes to say "only on iPhone" when they speak about applications that exists in all platforms ( Bump, Gmaps, Yellow pages, ...etc).

I can't understand why anyone is suing Apple for those big lies.

Now I hope that Apple will not do the same fault that Symbian did before by being so restrictive and open less. Today Symbian sees its market share melting and it is partly and they have finally started to open their platform to external development.

Freedom of choice

The truth about FlashAdobe - Freedom of choice

Answer form Adobe on the subect :see the two links above

The truth about FlashAdobe: : 3.5 million developers use the plateform Flash, 70% of web games are delivered using Flash player, 85% of top website use Fash player etc; etc. etc.

Freedom of choice:At Adobe, we believe that the open flow of creativity, ideas, and information should be limited only by the imagination. Innovation thrives when people are free to choose the technologies that enable them to openly express themselves and access information where and when they want. Everyone loses when technological barriers impede the exchange of ideas...