Has anyone read the reviews of the apps that were created with Flash? There were many complaints about the apps being really slow. Adobe should think twice before releasing this software unless they are sure it will run as well as a normal iphone app. They are running the risk of losing credibility, including that of the Flash programmer that releases an app with this tool.
On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Kerry Thompson <[email protected]>wrote: > Anthony Pace wrote: > > > I am referring to the iphone. > > > > Since it's supposed to be a native app, then why not allow it? Once the > > user installs the program, it can do whatever it wants anyways. A > > normal app can do all kinds of file manipulation and tracking without > > it, so why not just allow lower level access? > > Good question, Anthony. I hope my answer makes as much sense as the > question. > > The difference is that all the object code is produced by the compiler. We > hope the compiler won't produce malware. > > If we were to give lower-level access to machine code written by a human, > you're opening the system to a malware attack. > > I know, there are ways around this. If you know the machine well enough, > and > can read and understand the machine code, you could manually insert > malware. > That takes a pretty sophisticated programmer, and one bent on mischief, but > it could be done, at least in theory. > > Hope that makes sense. > > Cordially, > > Kerry Thompson > > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > -- Carl Welch http://www.carlwelch.com 805.403.4819 _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
