Interesting Here is the reason why Adobe thinks you should use Flash (and not alternative technologies such as SVG
Because Flash costs $$$$$ and Adobe makes money for selling the product, SVG can be done in notepad. Alastair Fettes wrote: >Just noticed this article over on CNET: > >http://news.com.com/Mobile+and+consumer+devices+get+a+Flash+from+Adobe/2100-1041_3-6018004.html?part=rss&tag=6018004&subj=news > >"Both products support ActionScript 2, Unicode and XML data handling. >Adobe has also released a preview of an update to Flash Professional >8, which is needed to author content specifically for the new >platforms. The company said that developing a mobile application using >Flash can be three to five times faster than using alternative >technologies. Adobe acquired Flash when it bought Macromedia last year. > >A large amount of attention is being paid to the mobile development >market by many organizations. Late last year, the World Wide Web >Consortium organized a seminar in London to push its vision of a >mobile-enabled Web. At the same time, Opera Software also announced a >beta of its Opera Platform SDK, aimed at providing similar facilities >to Flash Player SDK, but based on open standards like HTML and CSS." > >So I get three interesting points from this article: >1. Flash Lite 2 has XML Support. >2. Development using Flash as opposed to alternative tech's is three >to five times faster. >3. CNET must have never heard of SVG. :-/ > >Here's the press release: >http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200601/010306FlashLite.html > >Here is the reason why Adobe thinks you should use Flash (and not >alternative technologies such as SVG): > >"Flash Lite 2 and Flash Player SDK 7 enable OEMs, consumer electronics >device manufacturers and operators to provide rich, customizable user >interfaces, while delivering more consistent consumer experiences >across devices, operating systems, processors and screen sizes. By >leveraging the Flash ecosystem -- which includes the Flash authoring >tool, rendering engine, and an established community of more than two >million designers and developers -- Flash Lite 2 and Flash Player SDK >7 can reduce deployment costs and deliver content and interfaces three >to five times faster than competing solutions." > >Alastair > > > > > >----- >To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >-or- >visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my >membership" >---- >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >--- >[This E-mail scanned for viruses for your protection] > > > > > > --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses for your protection] ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
