Comments on: Platform Shifts http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2010/03/platform-shifts/ Just an average guy trying to drink above average beer. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 05:20:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ryanstewart http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2010/03/platform-shifts/comment-page-1/#comment-185615 ryanstewart Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:09:57 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=2335#comment-185615 @mesh, as I said, it has it's limitations, but the iPhone has been pretty damn good at taking ajaxy, Web 2.0 sites, and basically making them work better than any other mobile browser. Now for a number of reasons people started building specific versions for the iPhone, but I'd argue that the original versions were't bad, just not ideal. We'll see the same thing (hopefully) with Flash. @JulesLT, I'll have to ask around. I hadn't heard that. It wouldn't completely surprise me, but I thought it was part of being in the OSP. =Ryan ryan@adobe.com @mesh, as I said, it has it’s limitations, but the iPhone has been pretty damn good at taking ajaxy, Web 2.0 sites, and basically making them work better than any other mobile browser.

Now for a number of reasons people started building specific versions for the iPhone, but I’d argue that the original versions were’t bad, just not ideal. We’ll see the same thing (hopefully) with Flash.

@JulesLT, I’ll have to ask around. I hadn’t heard that. It wouldn’t completely surprise me, but I thought it was part of being in the OSP.

=Ryan
ryan@adobe.com

]]> By: JulesLt http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2010/03/platform-shifts/comment-page-1/#comment-185612 JulesLt Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:54:56 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=2335#comment-185612 I read somewhere that carriers were getting in the way of Adobe's OTA updates (much as some do not bother to distribute Android and WebKit browser updates, even when devices are capable). I can see their logic (they want us to upgrade, and browser/Flash capability will be a reason) but it's going to make the mobile Web as bad as having to deal with the oldest popular version of IE/Netscape! I read somewhere that carriers were getting in the way of Adobe’s OTA updates (much as some do not bother to distribute Android and WebKit browser updates, even when devices are capable).

I can see their logic (they want us to upgrade, and browser/Flash capability will be a reason) but it’s going to make the mobile Web as bad as having to deal with the oldest popular version of IE/Netscape!

]]> By: mike chambers http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/2010/03/platform-shifts/comment-page-1/#comment-185604 mike chambers Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:02:15 +0000 http://blog.digitalbackcountry.com/?p=2335#comment-185604 -- I think this is one area where the iPhone has been successful is by “shrinking” the web and making it touch-based without requiring any changes by the sites themselves -- I dont think that is necessarily true. While some content (but not all) works fine on the iPhone, much of it is definitely not optimal. I think the proliferation of websites delivering web pages optimized for the iphone speaks to this. Its the same with Flash (as you suggest). A lot of content will run fine, but may not be optimal. In those cases, content provides may update it and release a version optimized for the mobile interface and interactions. mike chambers mesh@adobe.com –
I think this is one area where the iPhone has been successful is by “shrinking” the web and making it touch-based without requiring any changes by the sites themselves
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I dont think that is necessarily true. While some content (but not all) works fine on the iPhone, much of it is definitely not optimal.

I think the proliferation of websites delivering web pages optimized for the iphone speaks to this.

Its the same with Flash (as you suggest). A lot of content will run fine, but may not be optimal. In those cases, content provides may update it and release a version optimized for the mobile interface and interactions.

mike chambers

mesh@adobe.com

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