Steve Jobs wants to save the world from….porn??
Saw this late yesterday and just about fell off my chair laughing. Seriously, porn? What’s wrong with porn?? I can agree with the idea that saving folks from malicious software and the scourge that is Microsoft Windows but I really can’t see the point in attacking good ole porn. Another good point that I think many bloggers are missing about this latest email exchange with Apple’s CEO is just how inappropriate the whole thing was to begin with. As anyone who has ever sent an email while under the influence of heated emotions knows it is almost always regretted later. As for the whole Apple vs. Adobe Flash thing…well I can see where Apple is going with their side of the argument but it is hard to ignore the whole ecosystem of companies and developers that has built up around Flash over the last 10 years or so. I know of several folks out there that are truly scared that their long term job prospects are at risk over the idea that Flash might go away which really does explain why emotions are running high. The counter argument might be that technology never sleeps (something I completely agree with) and all developers should be keeping an eye out for whatever the latest trends are as a matter of staying current (something else I completely agree with). When the dust does eventually settle over this issue I suspect that both parties will likely have reached some form of middle ground but what that means for Flash developers is anyone’s guess. Till then, let’s just hope Steve keeps the late night anti-porn emails down to a dull roar.