Hey Adobe:Cross compile Objective C to run on Flash Player

This would require some major development time and give devs another reason to work on the iPhone. IMO, they would be better off devoting the time in solidifying Flash 10.1 mobile and compatibility across non-iPhone devices.

Adobe's target audience is people who <i>don't</i> want to program in Objective C. By writing a mega .lib to allow cross-compilation, you're not reaching those customers. I really think there are not that many iPhone developers who want to port their code automatically to Flash.<p>Having worked with both Flash and Cocoa/Objective C, I believe this idea would be near impossible to execute - the platforms are so dissimilar. I start to get a headache just thinking how you would translate Cocoa to ActionScript 3/The Stage.

"You need the Flash IDE to cross compile to ActionScript bytecode so your market is secured again."<p>No, no you don't. Adobe and many others have free AS compilers. Not to mention that this would require implementing a ton of APIs. It could work, but there's no way Adobe would go for this, or be able to keep up with Apple's development.<p>Edit: Missed the 'cross' part of the original statement. However, ignoring the first two sentences of my comment, the rest still stands.

Compatability layers specifically forbidden...