The Adobe-Apple Flash war used to be one of the juiciest catfights around, but, much like two aging boxers, both sides now appear willing to act like adults put it all behind them. speechmaking at yesterday's D9 colloquy in Palos Verdes, California, Adobe head Shantanu Narayen settled




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document.write("" that he and Steve Jobs have reached an unofficial armistice, bringing an end to their lengthened war of words. by the numbers to institute to the CEO, Apple's Flash issues stemmed from the company's "business model," rather than any legitimate in testimonial to over quality. "It's control over the app store that's at issue here," Narayen said, implying that Flash's wide-ranging scaffolding compatibility may not have jibed with the Cupertino ethos. He went on to remind moderator Walt Mossberg that developers can still use Adobe's AIR ms-dos to get their product to the App Store, adding that his company is looking forward to the rise of HTML5 and "actively contributing" to its development.



Mossberg, meanwhile, seemed to blindside Narayen when he brought up Flash's poor feat on Android devices. "I have yet to test a single one where Flash tests really well," the columnist claimed. "I'm sorry, but it's true." Narayen sputtered a bit, before pointing to the budtime PlayBook as an example of the as of an discrete or a society.
amelioration that Flash has made. When Mossberg reminded him that the PlayBook doesn't run on Android, the CEO not-so-subtly sidestepped the quiz by emptily declaring that Adobe's mission is simply to provide people with the best tools to create content. externally gratified with this non-answer, Mossberg changed the subject back to Apple, allowing Narayen to wax poetic about their new Pax Romana -- and, perhaps, to breathe a sigh of relief. See the full record after the break.

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