
Adobe目前已經正式發佈Flash Player 10.2正式版,包含Mac、Wimdows與Linux等版本。有需要的人可以到Adobe網站下載更新。
根據AppleInsider從Adobe在本月進行線上調查的相關文件顯示,在下一代Adobe Creative Suite,也就是CS6中將提供64-bit版的Illustrator與Flash Professional,文件中同時也包含各軟體在CS6中的新功能。
不過文件中並未提及Dreamweaver是否會支援 64-bit,只強調會繼續支援HTML5與CSS3。
此外,文件中也提及了CS6的一項新工具「Adobe Helium」,設計師可使用此工具來製作基於HTML5、CSS3以及其他網頁技術的動畫與互動內容。
根據engadget的報導,當他們詢問Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen關於Flash造成新款MacBook Air (Late 2010)電池時間縮減一事時,Shantanu Narayen回答:「當啟用硬體加速時,我們已經證明Flash在各平台上有相同或更佳的性能表現(相比於HTML5)。」
同時Shantanu Narayen也表示,Adobe不久前已經開始在實驗室測試新款MacBook Air,Flash目前也已有一個針對MacBook Air最佳化的測試版本。
由於市場傳言Microsoft目前有可能收購Adobe,在10月7日(現地時間)Adobe的股價瞬間暴漲17%,達到$30,隨後維持在$28.69。
根據NYT的報導,兩家公司的CEO在最近私下會面,並針對Apple在手機市場的優勢情況商討多種對策,其中包含由Microsoft收購Adobe。
就目前的市值計算,收購Adobe的金額可能會超過150億美金。

Adobe丟了個叫做「FlashTime」的點對點視訊通話軟體,是利用Adobe Air 2.5(基本上也就是Flash) 做成的軟體,預計因該是要跨平台順便放到Android手機上的。不過取FlashTime這名字也太....
以下為軟體DEMO影片。
via Adobe FlashTime to bring peer-to-peer video calls to Android (video) -- Engadget
At the Journal, Jobs claimed the iPad's battery performance would be degraded from 10 hours to 1.5 hours if it had to spend its CPU cycles decoding Flash, we're told.
Jobs宣稱,如果CPU必須解碼Flash的話,iPad的電池效能會由10小時下降為1.5小時。
But he also called Flash a "CPU hog," a source of "security holes" and, in perhaps the most grievous insult a famous innovator can utter, a dying technology. Jobs said of Flash, "We don't spend a lot of energy on old technology."
他同時稱Flash為「CPU hog」,一個安全漏洞的來源,而另一個也許是從一個著名創新者口中最侮辱的說法-「一個垂死的科技」。「我們不花費大量的精力在舊科技上」Jobs如此評論Flash。
“Like Microsoft, Adobe has become a stodgy and conservative company, they’ve lost their focus – they are stuck in the middle.”
Adobe就如同微軟,已經成為一間古老與保守的公司,他們已經迷失了焦點-並陷在其中。
"Flash has become a collection of cobbled together technologies – a Kludge. It takes a huge amount of processing power and memory – it is too inefficient, and takes too long to learn."
Flash已經成為一個硬拼硬湊的技術,就像一台組裝電腦。它不但需要大量的處理器與記憶體,而且非常沒有效率、還需要花上大量時間來學習。
"Flash technology isn't open" -- The Flash file format specifications are open and unrestricted, so Apple can build their own Flash Player if they want. If Apple wants the source code to the Flash Player, we're happy to provide it, just as we have to many other device manufacturers.
「Flash並非開放的科技。」
Flash檔案格式是公開不受限制的,只要Apple想要,便可以自行打造Flash Player。如果Apple需要Flash Player的source code,我們非常樂意提供,就如同我們提供給其他硬體廠商一樣。
"Apple doesn't want to pay for Flash Player" -- Apple can put it on the iPad (and iPhone) without paying Adobe or anyone a dime. The Flash Player has always been free to all consumers worldwide, and is available to device makers royalty free through the Open Screen Project. There are dozens of other devices that do that today.
「Apple不想為Flash Player付費。」
Apple可以免費的將Flash Player放在iPad(或iPhone)上,而不用付給Adobe或任何人一分錢。Flash Player對全球的每個消費者一向是免費的,透過Open Screen Project ,終端裝置市場也可以免授權金取得。在今天已經有無數的硬體設備採取此作法。
"I don't want Flash on my iPad (or iPhone)" -- That's fine, we support your ability to choose, and don't want to require Flash Player on any device. But we do want it to be an option for the millions of people who have requested it.
「我不想要Flash出現在我的iPad(或iPhone)。」
我們尊重消費者的選擇。但是我也希望提供可以使用Flash的選項給需要使用Flash的用戶。
(這段翻譯的有點糟,講白一點就是Flash可以內建,不想用的人也可以自己關掉!)
"Flash won't perform well on the iPad (iPhone)" -- It's fast enough for other devices that have similar chips (and even less powerful chips) built on the ARM architecture. The Palm Pre, Google Nexus One, Motorola Droid, and other devices all run beta versions of Flash Player 10.1 beautifully.
「Flash無法在iPad(iPhone)上有好的效能表現」
Flash在其他搭載相似(甚至效能更低)的ARM晶片裝置上已經夠快速。Palm Pre、Google Nexus One、Motorola Droid與其他裝置全部都能完美地運作Flash Player 10.1 beta。
"HTML5 is replacing Flash" -- This is a red herring to justify keeping a platform closed by drawing attention to another open technology. HTML5 and Flash are in no way exclusive. As with HTML4 and Flash, there are some use cases that can be served with either technology, but there are also many cases where the technologies serve different purposes. As on Android devices, HTML 5 and Flash can both easily be supported on this and future devices.
「HTML5正在取代Flash。」
這是別有用心的作法在於保持平台的封閉性而將注意力轉移到另一個開放的技術。HTML5與Flash絕不是互相排斥的技術,正如同HTML4與Flash。有許多的例子可以同時用兩者達成,也有需多情況下技術被用在不同的目的。例如Android裝置,HTML5與Flash可同時輕易地被支援。
我們沒有進入搜尋市場。Google進入了手機市場,不過請不要以為他們將宰了iPhone,我們不會讓他們這樣做。
They entered the phone business. Make no mistake they want to kill the iPhone. We won't let them.
「不做惡」是廢話!
This don't be evil mantra: “It's bullshit.”
Apple不支援Flash是因為他的缺陷非常多,每當Mac當機往往是因為Flash。沒有人會再使用Flash,世界正往HTML5前進中。
Apple does not support Flash because it is so buggy. Whenever a Mac crashes more often than not it's because of Flash. No one will be using Flash.The world is moving to HTML5.
微軟不喜歡Flash,因該是說微軟不喜歡除了自家以外的所有技術規格,因為一旦有人做出了跨平台的規格之後,就會開始影響到用戶對Windows的絕對需求性。換句話說就是「別家都不行,只有Windows可以」,所以自己也推出了Silverlight。