January 04, 2011, 5:00 PM — Adobe Systems has published a top 10 list of happenings for the Adobe Flash Platform in 2010, while also acknowledging tough times last year due to an ongoing feud with Apple.
Topping the list, posted by Flash Platform representative Matt Rozen right after Christmas and featuring input from the platform team, was Flash Player 10.1 for mobile. The software was "completely redesigned and optimized for mobile," said Rozen, who emphasized the ordering of the Top 10 list features his personal preferences.
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"[Version 10.1] has new interaction methods with support for mobile-specific input models, support for accelerometer and smart zooming, to scale content to full screen mode. Built initially for desktops and laptops that have loads of battery and processing power and storage -- it was no small feat getting Flash Player to work on small devices," Rozen said.
While hailing developments that made the list, Rozen acknowledged challenges Adobe faced challenges last year as well. "There was some adversity to overcome, sure, but there were many more successes, innovations, and milestones; all those things you can look back on and say, 'Cool -- that happened,' " he said. While not being specific about the adversity, an Adobe representative acknowledged Rozen was referring to Adobe's ongoing battle with Apple, which has banned the Flash Player from its formidable iPhone and related devices, favoring instead a standards-based HTML5 approach for playing multimedia.
Other developments on Rozen's list included:
