Comments on: Times Reader coming to a Mac near you http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/13/times-reader-co/ Using mobile devices since they weighed 30 lbs. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:49:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Neil Cowburn http://jkontherun.com/2008/05/13/times-reader-co/#comment-9085 Neil Cowburn Wed, 14 May 2008 05:46:21 +0000 http://jkontherun.wordpress.com/2008/05/13/times-reader-co#comment-9085 <div xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <p>As to why NYT are not using Adobe AIR for this is mystery. It's the perfect platform choice for an application of this kind. I know the Windows NYT Reader uses Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), but are NYT Labs so tied into Microsoft technology that a single, cross-platform app is out of the question? The answer remains to be seen. </p> </div>

As to why NYT are not using Adobe AIR for this is mystery. It’s the perfect platform choice for an application of this kind. I know the Windows NYT Reader uses Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), but are NYT Labs so tied into Microsoft technology that a single, cross-platform app is out of the question? The answer remains to be seen.

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