So this is exactly what Adobe wanted. They have a group of dedicated users like Hank who demand flash support. And they also hold all the marbles when it comes to bringing flash to a particular platform. Manufacturers such as Nokia are/feel "forced" to provide flash on their internet tablet, and Adobe says sure, that'll be $_______. Take it or leave it.
Closed standards create monopolies. Open source projects playing catch-up can get around it to some extent; I'm happy with what I can see using swfplayer. But the [large] portion of the community that demands support for the latest features at every iteration does force companies to Adobe on bended knee. I'm happy to be associated with a project that wants to be able to tinker with even the tinest little part of every bit of the code. This goes hand in hand with open standards. No one will stop you from loading whatever plugins become available. But I for one don't want to pay the Adobe tax to cause those plugins to be written. Hank does effectively point out how user demand for compatibility will be a significant hurdle to widespread phase 2 adoption. Eagerly awaiting phase 1, -erik _______________________________________________ OpenMoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community