Adobe Releases Cross-Operating System Runtime

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Monday March 19, 2007 @07:50AM from the playing-nice-with-everyone dept.

An anonymous reader writes to mention that Adobe released the first public version of their new cross-operating system runtime today nicknamed 'Apollo'. "The software relies on HTML, JavaScript, Flash, and Adobe Flex. The alpha version, which presently works on Windows and Macintosh, can be downloaded for free at http://www.adobe.com/go/apollo. Once the Apollo apps are created, users can launch them from their desktops, without using their browser or connecting online. An Apollo application can connect automatically to online data or services when an Internet connection is detected, with new components automatically downloaded and integrated. The user needs the Apollo runtime to run the apps, just as a Flash player is needed to run Flash animations."

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Re:Two good reasons to stay far away by ajs · 2007-03-19 08:06 · Score: 1, Flamebait

All software from Adobe is an attempt to create lock-in. Anyone still shocked by that should be sent to the short bus.
Re:Cross-operating systems... by Skuld-Chan · 2007-03-19 08:18 · Score: 0, Flamebait

Silly human - everyone knows no-one uses BSD for anything.
Re:Could be very useful by MaggieL · 2007-03-19 11:26 · Score: 0, Flamebait

According to this article, a Linux version is planned.

I can show you an article that says I plan to become rich and famous. :-)

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