This is why..

[Andrew Tarpinian]

On Apr 8, 2010, at 11:36 PM, Tony Scharf wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 8, 2010 at 10:26 PM, Andrew Tarpinian  
> <evildead at nyc.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>
> Yea I have been looking through this stuff now, obviously this was  
> directed towards adobes flash to iphone converter in CS5, but  
> everyone over in the Unity forums http://unity3d.com/ (software that  
> I own) is freaking out a bit right now as it might affect them as  
> well.
>
> The move has logic - http://daringfireball.net/2010/04/why_apple_changed_section_331
>
> but fuck...
>
>
> It is a real dick move on apple's part.  I am really glad I am not  
> involved in dev for that ecosystem using tools that apple doesnt  
> like.  I really dont like that apple wants to choose my tools for me.
>
> A friend of mine and I were actually considering iPads at one point  
> for a project we are in the early stages of defining.  With all of  
> the ways they are tightening their grip on developers, we have  
> decided to decline it.  Our app is going to be free anyway, so going  
> to the hassle and expense of getting into the apple world is just  
> not going to be worth it.

these guys seem to think things will be fine, since software like  
theirs (and Unity) go through XCode and the SDK. hopefully they are  
correct.
http://blog.anscamobile.com/2010/04/do-apples-new-rules-affect-you/

though flash devs are still out,
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