10 posts and columns on Kevin Lynch

Adobe CTO: Flash on iPhone Doesn’t Suck and Apple Knows It

in Mobile on May 5, 2010 at 12:40 pm PT

Apple didn’t ban Flash from the iPhone and iPad because it propogates lowest common denominator apps, it banned Flash because it propogates good ones. This according to Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch, who, during an interview at the Web 2.0 Expo today, lambasted Apple for its campaign against the platform.

Adobe: We’re Done With You Too, Apple

in News on April 30, 2010 at 5:00 am PT

Adobe’s gotten the final word in the company’s battle of rhetoric with Apple over Flash — though it’s not much of one, really. In brief response to Steve Jobs’ 1,700 word condemnation of Flash, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch shrugged off Jobs’ criticisms, saying the company has already given up on Apple in favor of its mobile rivals

Adobe Releases Major Upgrade of Creative Suite: It Can Bend Elephants, but Will It Make the "SoftWar" With Apple Worse?

in News on April 12, 2010 at 1:04 am PT

Although caught in an ever-noisier squabble with Apple over the banishment of its popular Flash technology from the iPhone, iPod and iPad and over other issues, Adobe Systems is pressing forward with the release of one of its most important products in many years–an upgrade of its popular and highly profitable Creative Suite software. And while CS5 is the most significant update in several years and can do all kinds of cool things–like bend an elephant, as you will see in the video–it is also at the heart of Adobe’s issues with Apple.

Exclusive Video: Adobe CTO Lynch Smacks Back at Apple's "Protectionist Strategy," Calling It "Bad for Consumers" (But He'll Swing Chickens If Forced!)

in News on April 11, 2010 at 6:06 pm PT

Yesterday, BoomTown conducted yet another sitdown with Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch about the latest drive-by software attack by Apple. This time, rather than taking a more conciliatory tone as in the last video interview we did, the mild-mannered Lynch was more pointed, calling Apple’s actions to block the use of its flagship Flash video technology by developers a “protectionist strategy” that was “bad for consumers.” It’s gotten so bad that Lynch joked that the next rule Apple will force on developers could be: Chicken-swinging.

Adobe: We’ll Be Fine Without Apple

in Media on April 9, 2010 at 6:06 pm PT

What else could they say?

Let's Go to the Videotape: Before Adobe and Apple Went All Gosselin on Us!

in News on April 9, 2010 at 10:05 am PT

It’s quite a feat, but Apple and Adobe are actually making the fighting between Kate and Jon Gosselin look tame by comparison. So let’s look back to February, when the software company’s CTO, Kevin Lynch, thought it would all work out. As in: The way they were.

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch Demos Flash on Tablets and Smartphones (Including the Apple iPhone)

in News on February 17, 2010 at 8:30 am PT

Here is a video I did of Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch in which he demos Flash Player technology on tablets and smartphones, including the Apple iPhone. Adobe has faced criticism over Flash and is under attack by Apple, which is hoping for a world without the ubiquitous video software. Apple CEO Steve Jobs even called the company “lazy.” Will Adobe take that sitting down?

Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch Talks About Apple Insults, Flash's Future and More!

in News on February 17, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

For a man scorned, Adobe CTO Kevin Lynch looked awfully calm on my visit to the software company’s San Francisco HQ yesterday. He could, I suppose, be hopping mad, especially after Apple CEO Steve Jobs publicly dissed Adobe as “lazy” and its Flash software a buggy security nightmare and resource hairball. Apple, ahem, will not be using Flash technology in its new iPad tablet. Still, with new announcements related to smartphones and e-readers, Adobe and Lynch continue to press forward to keep Flash’s future bright.

Adobe: Flash for Mac Is Getting Better–Really!

in Mobile on February 8, 2010 at 3:51 pm PT

Apple’s refusal to support Flash on the iPhone, and soon the iPad as well, might not be a death knell for Flash, but it will surely hasten its decline if Adobe isn’t careful.

Adobe's CTO Kevin Lynch Talks–But Not Omniture!

in News on September 21, 2009 at 3:15 am PT

BoomTown went to visit the HQ of Adobe in San Francisco several weeks ago to have a chit-chat with its CTO, Kevin Lynch, for a lovely discussion about the future of its Flash online video technology and more. But he somehow did not mention the then-pending purchase of Omniture by Adobe for $1.8 billion. Go figure.
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