Adobe 怒批蘋果 iPhone OS 4.0 封殺 Flash
據國外媒體昨日報導,Adobe在一份提交給美國證交會的申報文件中抱怨稱,Flash技術遭到蘋果的全面排斥,這有可能對Adobe的業務產生影響。一位業內人士指出,此舉彰顯出Adobe可能要求政 府機構的介入。
呼籲政府介入
蘋果旗下iPod Touch、iPhone和最近發佈的iPad均不支持Adobe的Flash技術,兩家公司為此一直交惡。前不久,蘋果更改了其iPhone操作系統的開發者授權,禁止第三方開發者使用Flash技術開發應用。Adobe因此在提交給美國證交會的申報文件中,將蘋果排斥Flash技術列為一項「風險因素」。
Adobe在文件中表示:「不管是新iPhone操作系統,還是第三方產品、平台或是設備,比如iPhone和iPad,蘋果都使我們的產品沒有用武之地,並勸說我們的客戶使用其它技術,我們的業務有可能受到影響。」
他補充道,從這種「充滿敵意的惡劣之舉」可見雙方企業文化反差之鮮明。Flash-iPhone轉換應用初衷僅僅是協助那些需要為多個平台編寫應用的開發員,相比之下,Adobe在自家應用上對插件及其他開發工具完全敞開大門。
Brimelow稱:「我們只是想為富有創新精神的業內人士提供一條途徑,使他們的作品能夠儘可能的登錄更多平台,我們並不是要滅掉誰或者誰的產品」。
Brimelow說Adobe仍在密切關注事態,觀察其下一步行動。他個人表示將會一直蘋果直至對方「換帥」。最後他直接對蘋果放話:「見鬼去吧」。
蘋果CEO史蒂夫·喬布斯(Steve Jobs)禁止iPad支持Flash技術,並曾斥責Adobe公司稱Flash太消耗系統資源。Adobe不得不結盟其它廠商與蘋果競逐上網本市場。不過,儘管Adobe在其它系統平台上應用廣泛,該公司仍非常擔憂自己的競爭能力。
市場調研機構Altimeter Group合夥人邁克爾·加騰伯格(Michael Gartenberg)表示:「蘋果平台的重要性正日益增長。而申報文件顯然表明,Adobe對蘋果屏蔽Flash技術一事憂心仲仲。這似乎彰顯出,Adobe有可能要求政 府的介入。顯然,Adobe開始在言論和行動上都展開反擊。日後我們才會知道政 府如何看待此事,又會如何處理。」
Sorry, Adobe, you screwed yourself
April 10, 2010
In 1996 when Apple was seemingly on the ropes, Adobe made a crucial business decision and one that is coming back to bite them in the ass. They declared that their primary development platform would be Windows; subsequently, every new application or major revision of a product was introduced for Windows first and followed months later, sometimes never at all, by a Mac version.
After Steve Jobs took over and he was charting out a new course with OS X, Apple reached out many times to Abode to introduce a native version of their suite for the new OS. Adobe never committed – standing by its prediction that OS X would never gain momentum or share and it would ride the Windows ascendancy. Adobe thought that it had the dominant hand and displayed its arrogance in public.
ZDNet, 2001:
Creative professionals will “be able to edit their video in Premiere, edit their images in Photoshop and be able to create DVDs in a very creative way”, Chizen said. But they may not be able to do that on a Mac with an Adobe product. Making a Mac DVD product is “something we’re still evaluating”, Chizen said.
A slice from 2002:
Adobe Acrobat 4.x and 5.0 currently do not offer native support for Apple’s new OS X operating system. Adobe After Effects 5.0 currently does not offer native support for Apple’s new OS X operating system. After Effects 5.0 is supported in OS X classic mode
Adobe FrameMaker 6.0, FrameMaker+SGML 6.0 and FrameViewer 6.0 currently do not offer native support for Apple’s new OSX operating system
Adobe GoLive currently does not offer native support for Apple’s new OS X operating system
Adobe Premiere currently does not offer native support for Apple’s new OS X operating system. Premiere 6.0 also will not work in OS X in classic mode
Adobe currently does not offer native support for Adobe Photoshop Elements for the OS X operating system
Adobe Photoshop currently does not offer native support for Apple’s new OS X operating system
Adobe LiveMotion currently does not offer native support for Apple’s new OS X operating system
CNet, 2004:
• Adobe dropping support for several Mac products, most recently its FrameMaker publishing software and most notably its Premiere video editing application, whose demise as a Mac application was attributed to strong competition from Apple’s Final Cut programs.
• Several new Adobe products have been introduced in Windows-only versions. In the case of Atmosphere, a new 3D animation application, the decision to skip the Mac was attributed to a small pool of potential customers. In the case of Photoshop Album, a light-duty consumer photo application, a similar application was already built into OS X. With its Encore DVD-authoring package, Adobe again pointed to competition from an Apple video application.
• Adobe caused a stir among Apple devotees last year by republishing test results that showed certain Adobe applications running faster on Windows PCs than on Macs.
• Adobe, which could once be relied upon to turn up at any Apple gathering, has skipped several Macworld events in recent years.
It wasn’t until 2005 that Adobe ported Photoshop to OS X.
Matter of fact, it was sure of its decision to forget OS X development that it focused Premiere solely for Windows – only to see Apple turnaround and buy a Macromedia offshoot, repackage it as a Final Cut and cut Adobe out a lucrative stream.
John Nack, 2006:
John Nack has answered the burning question of OS X Adobe app users everywhere on his blog yesterday: when will we see native Intel OS X versions for all the shiny new Macs Apple is rolling out this year? Unfortunately, the response is less than ideal. In fact, I think it belies something fishy is up either with Adobe, Apple or both.
John Nack’s answer is basically that they have no plans to update the current CS2 or Studio 8 suites to run natively on Intel OS X, which means anyone buying a new Intel Mac this year will have to deal with running these apps in the Rosetta emulation layer. While it seems like this might be at least workable for some users, it is by no means ideal. The only way to get an Intel version of either suite, as of Adobe’s current plans, is to purchase a new/upgrade suite sometime in 20
4 years since Nack’s decision, Apple is clicking on all cylinders – it has not only reinforced its dominance in the creative graphics segment but also the web development platform, the mobile development platform and content delivery. Adobe’s not feeling too good about their dominance or that primary development platform choice any more. Are they?
Adobe had multiple chances to prove their worth to Apple and they failed miserably. They ignored the OS X version of Flash. They ignored Photoshop – witness the rise of Acorn, Pixelmator etc.
Sorry, Adobe, you screwed yourself. You made a business decision in 1996 to screw Apple when it needed you most to gain credibility for its fledgling OS with the creative crowd. Somehow, Apple making a business decision to protect its customers from your shitty product is the most egregious ethical concern of our time.
How about Adobe start fixing their relationship with the Apple community one step at a time: fix Flash for the desktop and then we can chat about the iPhone, iPad and i….
Adobe made a wrong bet in 1996 and is suffering the consequences in 2010 and has no one to blame except themselves. It’s Adobe’s turn to show that it matters to Apple and the tech industry. I don’t remember Apple or Steve Jobs whining in 1996-2006 about Adobe not contributing to the Apple ecosystem.
Innovate or die, bitches.