C hanges to Apple's Phone Developer Program License Agreement are bad news for Adobe. Apple took the wraps off its iPhone OS 4 yesterday, letting developers and consumers know what major new features would be coming to its mobile platform. One thing the company did not specifically highlight in its presentation, however, was a slight change to its Phone Developer Program License Agreement. What’s different? Section 3.3.1, which now reads in part: “Applications that link to Documented APIs through an intermediary translation or compatibility layer or tool are prohibited.” In plain English, this is bad news for developers who were planning to roll out apps to the iPhone using technologies like MonoTouch or Adobe Flash CS5. The change in the licensing terms appears to have first been called out by Daring Fireball’s John Gruber . Apple’s iPhone —and now iPad —are famous for not supporting Adobe’s proprietary Flash technology, which is widely used to being video and other interactive e...
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