Adobe has filed a complaint with the FTC in regards to Apple’s refusal to let them develop Flash for the Apple iOS devices. Because the Internet demands info about this, Wired.com contacted the FTC for the the complaint documents with a Freedom of Information Act request. However, the FTC denied their request claiming “disclosure of that material could reasonably be expected to interfere with the conduct of the Commission’s law enforcement activities”. This implies that the FTC is looking into Apple’s rules on the App Store. Last year, they banned apps that weren’t written in Apple’s native code, which makes life a lot harder for developers because they can’t use tools that help them translate more generalized code to Apple’s language. This also means that since apps can’t be translated into Apple’s language, that cross platform development is made much harder. Hopefully the FTC sees the App Store for what it is: a means for Apple to retain control of their device and babysit their customers. Not that Apple fanboys would mind being babied by Steve Jobs…

Source: Wired