{"id":752,"date":"2010-06-07T00:16:33","date_gmt":"2010-06-06T18:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/greenworldinvestor.com\/?p=752"},"modified":"2010-06-07T00:16:33","modified_gmt":"2010-06-06T18:46:33","slug":"apple-seems-justified-in-not-using-flash-for-ipad-as-adobe-finds-critical-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iiec-india.org\/greenworld\/2010\/06\/07\/apple-seems-justified-in-not-using-flash-for-ipad-as-adobe-finds-critical-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple seems justified in not using Flash for iPad as Adobe finds critical vulnerability"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple’s decision of not using Adobe ubiquitous Flash application\u00a0 has raised a massive controversy, with Adobe portraying itself as a victim to Apple’s bullying.Apple on the other hand has listed out numerous problems with using Flash<\/a> to access video on the Internet.Apple has also made it impossible for application developers<\/a> to port Flash applications on Apple devices like the iPod, iPhone and the iPad.This has put Adobe in a considerable fix with Flash being one of its flagship products and at the heart of its Product Strategy<\/a>.Apple and Adobe have had a great relationship in the past but some recent incidents had marred the relationship<\/a>.With Apple overtaking Microsoft as the Largest Technology company by Market Capitalization,Adobe has an unequal fight in its hands.Apple on the other hand risks taking the mantle of “Being Evil” if it\u00a0 unjustifiably uses\u00a0 its Market Power to browbeat smaller Technology companies.<\/p>\n

This time though Apple has some very strong reasons to justify its action as Adobe revealed a critical vulnerability in its Flash application.Note such vulnerabilities keeps cropping up with software with low security focus such as Microsoft products.<\/p>\n

Adobe Reports \u2018Critical Vulnerability\u2019 in Flash, Acrobat – Bloomberg<\/a><\/h3>\n

Adobe Systems Inc.<\/a> said it has found a \u201ccritical vulnerability\u201d in some versions of its Flash Player, Adobe Reader and Acrobat products that could cause a crash or let attackers gain control of users\u2019 computers.The San Jose, California-based software company reported the flaw in a security bulletin<\/a> on its website yesterday. The company said it has received reports that the flaw has been \u201cactively exploited\u201d against users and it will advise when it has a schedule for releasing a fix.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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