Adobe's efforts are focused on supporting operating systems that are most important to its customers, and that demonstrate the greatest opportunity for future growth for its partners and developers. Therefore, Adobe has decided to change the distribution model for Linux and direct these resources toward its mobile efforts. Lifetime AIR for Linux desktop downloads represent less than 0.5% of total AIR desktop downloads, which number over 450 million.

These platforms include Android, iOS and BlackBerry Tablet OS, televisions, and set-top boxes. Adobe has responded to the changing market trends by providing AIR support for a growing number of platforms. The recent Creative Suite 5.5 release is focused on enabling customers to deliver their experiences across devices using Adobe's technologies. Adobe is increasingly investing in mobile authoring. ' As the market shifts to mobile devices, Adobe is investing in bringing its runtime technologies to new hardware and operating systems. I can see the reason why it has not affected even a slight interest in this beautiful technology and is making its success mark with many successful apps.

AIR is progressing manifolds and I clearly envision it, why Adobe has taken such step.

Then why I am digging it again? because in spite of all the negativity spread around and future of AIR is written off by many Gurus, nothing happened of such kind. Though this is a year old story and Google can give at least a million links of this discussion. This fumed a lot of discussion and added a dent on Flex & AIR path of success.

Mac, Windows and Linux.However in a strategic move Adobe decided to discontinue further release of Adobe AIR on Linux. Adobe AIR is available on all popular desktop platforms i.e. In 2005 with release of Flex SDK and later Adobe AIR the Runtime Environment made a huge impact on how information can be expressed on internet and desktop application. We see Flash player installed in 99% of desktops and gradually making its mark in unconventional platforms like Mobile & Smart TVs. Macromedia and Adobe revolutionize the interactive web space by providing Flash player based technologies.

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