Apple develops Gianduia, a Flash alternative
By siliconindia   |   Monday, 10 May 2010, 18:14 IST   |    3 Comments
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Apple develops Gianduia, a Flash alternative
Bangalore: Apple is all set to promote its Gianduia solution as a substitute to Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight platforms for their mobile device. The technology was introduced by Apple at its World of WebObjects Developer Conference. Gianduia is describing as being "a client-side, standards-based framework for rich Internet apps." Apple has apparently been using Gianduia in its retail support applications, including services like One to One program, iPhone reservation system, and Concierge program for Genius Bar and Personal shopping reservations. Apple has said that it would never use Flash in its devices, opting to support HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS. None of the Apple's mobile devices, the latest iPad, or any other Apple device use Flash. In fact, Apple CEO Steve Jobs had described Flash "a closed system" in an open letter and said "we strongly believe that all standards pertaining to the Web should be open." "We know from painful experience that letting a third-party layer of software come between the platform and the developer ultimately results in substandard apps, and hinders the enhancement and progress of the platform," Jobs added in his letter. In the meantime, Adobe had responded strongly to Apple's snub by complaining to U.S. authorities about Apple's behavior. In its complaint, Adobe argued that Apple's stand might disturb competition in the market. It is expected that the Federal Trade Commission or the Department of Justice may launch a probe to look into Adobe's complain.

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