[osflash] The untimely demise of Flash for Pocket PC

[Rob Bateman]

>That price is actually for a distribution license, if your audience's
>PocketPCs are ones that don't already have the capabilities.

yeah, I realise that, but it's still an odd way to behave when your trying
to break in to a market.

I hope flash lite 2.0 appears on pocket pc as well, but macromedia have
always been vague about the chances of that happening, usually saying
something like 'we're currently in talks with microsoft'. At least they're
still talking :). You do have to wonder if flash lite 2.0 will be subject to
the same licensing when it comes out, and discontinuing the plugin slams the
door in the face of possible third party projectors, doesn't it? I know that
MDM (the company behind Zinc) were being held back from releasing the pocket
pc version of Zinc by Macromedia, and maybe this is why... although i'm not
100% sure that they are still being held back

Rob

On 10/6/05, John Dowdell <jdowdell at macromedia.com> wrote:
>
> Rob Bateman wrote:
> > 329 pounds????? When it was previously free?
>
> That price is actually for a distribution license, if your audience's
> PocketPCs are ones that don't already have the capabilities.
>
> Keep an eye on Bill Perry's blog... the mobile team has been working to
> provide better context on this particular distribution... it requires a
> group statement because of the multiple partners involved.
> http://www.flashdevices.net/
>
> jd
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