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Adobe shuts down InMarket, AIR Marketplace
Did you know Adobe had its own app stores? There's a good chance you didn't, and that's probably one factor in Adobe shutting down both InMarket and AIR Marketplace. Both stores will go offline after August 31, 2011. "After reviewing our efforts and based on feedback from developers, we have decided that we will deliver the most value by helping developers author and publish their apps on multiple platforms," Adobe says. "There are now several app stores on desktops, mobile devices and tablets that service AIR developers including Apple App Store, Android Market, BlackBerry App World, Intel AppUp center, Samsung Apps, and Toshiba App Place. We encourage you to use these newer popular app stores to distribute your applications." A lot of Adobe's mobile focus lately has been on "write once, publish anywhere" software for app developers who want to push their products to multiple platforms simultaneously. Given that shift in focus and the fact that the huge popularity of competing stores has vastly overshadowed Adobe's own online marketplaces, it's not surprising Adobe has chosen to shutter these stores. What is surprising (and refreshing) is Adobe's not necessarily blaming these other stores for shutting down its own, and it's instead positioning this move as what will be of greatest benefit to app developers. That's a far more mature take on the situation than the "Go screw yourself, Apple" Adobe might have hoisted last year. Meanwhile, developers who have published their apps to InMarket or AIR Marketplace should start looking for new online homes, if they haven't already.
Adobe's InMarket to fade into the sunset, AIR marketplace faces similar fate
Remember Adobe's InMarket? You know, that marketplace where devs can publish once, distribute anywhere -- like on Intel's AppUp. If you're still drawing a blank, fret not, as the software giant plans to shutter the service come August 31st, leaving developers with a little over a month to download analytics and revenue reports. Also on the chopping block is the company's AIR Marketplace, which the firm now views as redundant given that AIR apps can be published on Cupertino's App Store, the Android Market and BlackBerry's App World. Got any burning questions? A letter and FAQ await you at the source. [Thanks, Koiyu]
Adobe announces Air 2.5 for TVs, tablets and phones, launches Adobe InMarket to package apps
Adobe's making a serious play for the app space today, and it's not limiting itself to phones -- its new Air cross-platform runtime environment is designed to toss apps on your smart televisions and tablets as well. Air 2.5 supports accelerometers, multi-touch gestures, cameras and microphones, GPS data and hardware acceleration in a variety of silicon. What's more, the company wants a piece of the action, so it's going to help developers bring their Air 2.5 apps to market by partnering with the stores themselves, and charging a mere 30 percent to take care of your hosting, billing and app store approval -- though we're informed the service will be free for the first year if you sign up today. The newly-christened Adobe InMarket won't help you get into the iTunes App Store, as you might expect, but it should assist with the Intel AppUp store... and perhaps a pair of brand-new marketplaces from RIM and Samsung as well. Remember when Samsung said it had a single platform for TV and phones late last week? We think this was what the company was talking about, because we have Adobe's word that the Samsung SmartTV will run Air 2.5 apps when it launches in early 2011. Air will also come standard in RIM's BlackBerry PlayBook, but it's not just for fun, productivity and games there -- Adobe told us that the PlayBook's entire UI is built on Air. We're not sure quite what we think of Adobe's role as encapsulated software middleman in the TV and tablet spaces, but we suppose that's what the firm's been doing on desktop PCs for years -- after all, what's Adobe Reader but a free way to open licensed PDFs? You should find the Adobe Air 2.5 SDK available on the company's website today, and a full press release after the break.
