New iPhone Agreement Bans Flash-to-iPhone Compiler & Others

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Post by swilliams » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:29 PM UTC

New iPhone Agreement Bans Flash-to-iPhone Compiler & Others
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Post by swilliams » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:37 PM UTC

Is there a legitimate reason for this, or is Apple just thumbing their noses at Adobe (and everyone else)?

Is Apple primarily annoyed that Adobe's app and MonoTouch aren't doing it the "Apple" way? Or do they not like that those frameworks present non-standard UI's (I haven't used MonoTouch, so I don't even know if that's the case here)?

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Post by starnix17 » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:38 PM UTC

Would Adobe have a valid antitrust case with this?

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Post by aphyr » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:41 PM UTC

starnix17 wrote: post #3

Would Adobe have a valid antitrust case with this?

Doubtful. Adobe, Appcelerator, et al are not in competition with Apple, only making products which run on theirs. The ToS have always been disclosed as variable. It's a good reason not to predicate your business model on the whims of another company which has no stake in your success. :/

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Post by dirtyaura » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:42 PM UTC

I find it same time amusing and hard to believe that this kind of requirement (writing apps only in C++ & Obj-C) is legally possible.

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Post by jwtanner » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:44 PM UTC

This could mean instant death for MonoTouch. What developer would choose to write an iphone/ipad app in MonoTouch with the risk of having to re-write their app if apple drops the hammer.

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Post by jsz0 » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:45 PM UTC

starnix17 wrote: post #3

Would Adobe have a valid antitrust case with this?

Nope. Apple doesn't have a monopoly in the phone market.

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Post by icey » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:46 PM UTC

I don't really have a politically correct way to say this: What a horseshit maneuver by Apple.

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Post by wvenable » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:47 PM UTC

jwtanner wrote: post #6

This could mean instant death for MonoTouch. What developer would choose to write an iphone/ipad app in MonoTouch with the risk of having to re-write their app if apple drops the hammer.

What developer would choose to write an iPhone/iPad app with the risk of having to re-write or trash their app if apple drops the hammer.

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Post by derefr » Thu, Apr 08, 2010, 8:48 PM UTC

If I'm reading this clause right, it seems to prohibit Greenspunning (as a "compatibility layer.")