According to PCMag.com, CEO Kevin Lynch reiterates his belief that all applications should be allowed on any operating system.
“Apple’s playing this strategy where they apparently want to create a walled garden around the applications people use.” Lynch said during a conference. “I don’t think it’s the role of a company to exercise judgment on what people are making.”
Apple CEO Steve Jobs recently made some accusations himself, saying on Apple’s website that Adobe’s Flash is closed, unstable and antiquated.
Adobe said it will focus its attention on Android because the legal terms Apple has imposed on developers makes working with the company impossible.
Jobs said that Apple will focus on HTML5. That standard “lets web developers create advanced graphics, typography, animations and transitions without relying on third party browser plug-ins (like Flash),” Jobs wrote. “HTML5 is completely open and controlled by a standards committee, of which Apple is a member.”
Lynch said that HTML5 is a “terrific step forward” and that adobe will “make the best tools in the world for HTML5.” He added that when Adobe created Flash, innovation in HTML was dwindling.
"I think we went through a time where HTML was stagnating. There were quite a number of years where it wasn't really moving forward," he said. "During that time, we worked to innovate with Flash because HTML hadn't been moving forward."
He added that it’s important to have a wide variety of options available so people shouldn’t solely focus on Flash vs. HTML5.
"The more important question now is about the freedom of choice on the Web, and I think that's really important for the industry and certainly you should choose whatever technologies you want to use,” Lynch said.
