Best Flash iPhone Apps Vs. Worst XCode Apps
This is another short post about something that’s been floating around in my thoughts. It deals with the current Apple opposition to Flash-created iPhone native apps.
The main thought that I am basing my opinion on is this: “The best Flash-created app is likely to be better for the end-user than the worst XCode-created app.”
Why not give end-users more choice in apps? Sure there’s already a lot of choice there. But does it degrade the App Store to allow more apps in? Developers have been creating for the iPhone for 3 years. Flash development has been going on for 6 years. (ActionScript 2.0 was released with MX 2004) Flash devs have a huge head start in getting comfortable with the language and building a community. Though Flash may not be around forever, it’s here as a viable tool now, so why not use it? Sure, improvements in the intermediary layer (Flash cross-compiler) may lag, but there is substantial proof that you don’t need bleeding edge features to have a very popular or successful platform. (Twitter, Facebook, Hulu)
