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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.

Google Co-Founder Larry Page’s Advice to the Class of 2009: “Be More Lazy!”

in Media on May 19, 2009 at 8:39 am PT

It’s back-to-school time for Google’s executive team, which is fanning out across college campuses to impart words of wisdom to the classes of 2009. Via Google’s YouTube, here are clips of co-founder Larry Page, CEO Eric Schmidt (twice!) and search boss Marissa Mayer. And some bonus advice, circa 1967.
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