Adobe hopes to make its Flash technology as ubiquitous on devices as PCs. Under an "Open Screen Project," it will remove restrictions on Flash file formats, open Flash server protocols, and give away the player along with the APIs needed to port it to new devices.
While versions of the Flash Player for desktop operating systems have been free, cell phone manufacturers and other device makers have had to pay a license fee. They won't need to any longer, says Adobe. The current installed base of half a billion mobile devices is expected to double over the next twelve months as a result, the company added -- paving the way to increased sales of Adobe's development tools for flash content creators.
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