Posted on May 12, 2010 by AMN
As Apple (AAPL) and software giant Adobe (ADBE) battle over the future of online video, there’s one clear winner: Services that help companies add video to their websites. Outfits such as Brightcove, Sorensen Media’s 360 and Ooyala charge companies a monthly fee to ensure that their videos will play both on the Web and on [...]
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Posted on April 29, 2010 by AMN
Apple has a long relationship with Adobe. In fact, we met Adobe’s founders when they were in their proverbial garage. Apple was their first big customer, adopting their Postscript language for our new Laserwriter printer. Apple invested in Adobe and owned around 20% of the company for many years. The two companies worked closely together [...]
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Posted on April 5, 2010 by AMN
Google has announced that it will integrate Flash into its chrome browser. According to Wired.com, Google has been working to improve the security of browser plug-ins. The company wants the Internet to be the foundation for applications, but it doesn’t want the security and crash problems plug-ins can bring. Google said it will distribute Flash [...]
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Posted on January 29, 2010 by AMN
A minor controversy is brewing over Apple’s decision not to Flash-enable the iPad, and pornography is front and center in the hissy fit. In this instance, however, the decision by Adobe to use a porn site to help make its larger point is not altogether inappropriate, even if some are calling it desperate. The iPad, [...]
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