I agree that making Flash succeed elsewhere will have a huge impact.
As far as Java goes, can't you still point an iPhone to a web app written in Java?
When will people realize that this isn't a war on Adobe, but on one particular technology that Adobe offers (Flash)? As a web developer and an iPhone developer who happily uses OS X, I find Adobe's products are regularly used parts of my daily workflow. I keep XCode up to date and I also pay licenses to keep CS up to date. Flash is not a requirement for a web site, but it can be a wonderful tool for fulfilling some client requirements and making a site look great. It is important to be able to degrade to a suitable alternative when a user doesn't have flash installed or enabled and such practices will leave a site looking great whether viewed on an iDevice or a desktop machine. Proper degradation should even be in place if you're doing DHTML.
Aside from Flash, Adobe has many great products that are not threatened by Apple's position on Flash, among them Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver. Additionally, Bridge is a useful way to keep track of media assets if you care to use it. I think Adobe will do just fine whether or not the Flash Player is universally available.
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I agree that making Flash succeed elsewhere will have a huge impact. As far as Java goes, can't you still point an iPhone to a web app written in Java?
When will people realize that this isn't a war on Adobe, but on one particular technology that Adobe offers (Flash)? As a web developer and an iPhone developer who happily uses OS X, I find Adobe's products are regularly used parts of my daily workflow. I keep XCode up to date and I also pay licenses to keep CS up to date. Flash is not a requirement for a web site, but it can be a wonderful tool for fulfilling some client requirements and making a site look great. It is important to be able to degrade to a suitable alternative when a user doesn't have flash installed or enabled and such practices will leave a site looking great whether viewed on an iDevice or a desktop machine. Proper degradation should even be in place if you're doing DHTML. Aside from Flash, Adobe has many great products that are not threatened by Apple's position on Flash, among them Photoshop, Acrobat, Illustrator, and Dreamweaver. Additionally, Bridge is a useful way to keep track of media assets if you care to use it. I think Adobe will do just fine whether or not the Flash Player is universally available.
Maybe they can re-release XP "Classic" just like Coca-Cola Classic...