Adobe stops AIR programming for Linux
Adobe Systems have stopped releasing their version of the AIR programming foundation to focus on the iOS and Android operating systems.
AIR is a tool for programmers that lets them build software that can run on any operating system without having to code different versions for, say, Windows and Mac OS.
As of this week, however, Adobe won’t release any more Linux versions of AIR. “We will no longer be releasing our own versions of Adobe AIR and the AIR SDK for desktop Linux, but expect that one or more of our partners will do so,” Adobe said in a blog post.
This is due to AIR applications being increasingly made for smartphones and tablets rather than PCs that run on Linux, Adobe said: “We are aligning our investment towards new features and platform support for the device market.”
Written by Matthias Scherer
Matthias is a journalist and writer covering the latest news in technology as well as reviewing new computer products for PC Site. After studying journalism and economics in London, Matthias worked in radio and as a music writer for various publications in the UK and Germany, covering everything from politics and music to online publishing and social media. He is a self-diagnosed internet addict, but wrestles himself away from the computer to read books by angry young men, put on punk or rap records and watch Seinfeld.
Fri, Jun 17, 2011