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===2010 policy on development tools===
In April 2010, [[Apple and Adobe Flash controversy|Apple made controversial changes]] to its iPhone Developer Agreement, requiring developers to use only "approved" programming languages in order to publish apps on [[App Store (iOS/iPadOS)|App Store]], and banning applications that used third-party development tools; the ban affected Adobe's Packager tool, which converted Flash apps into iOS apps.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Chen|first=Brian X.|title=Adobe Apps: easier to pass through the 'i' of a needle?|url=https://www.wired.com/2010/04/iphone-developer-policy|publisherwebsite=''[[Wired (website)|Wired]]''|date=April 8, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Kincaid|first=Jason|title=Apple gives Adobe the finger with its new iPhone SDK agreement|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/04/08/adobe-flash-apple-sdk/|website=[[TechCrunch]]|date=April 8, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> After developer backlash<ref name="guardian-sept2010-changes"/> and news of a potential anti-trust investigation,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Cheng|first=Jacqui|title=Apple iPhone OS compiler policy may lead to antitrust probe|url=https://ArsTechnica.com/apple/2010/05/apples-compiler-policy-may-land-it-in-hot-water-with-ftc/|website=ArsTechnica.com|publisher=[[Ars Technica]] – [[Condé Nast]]|date=May 3, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref> Apple again revised its agreement in September, allowing the use of third-party development tools.<ref name="guardian-sept2010-changes">{{Cite web|last=Arthur|first=Charles|title=Apple opens App Store to programs written in Adobe Flash – and more|url=https://www.TheGuardian.com/technology/blog/2010/sep/09/apple-app-store-flash-open|website=www.TheGuardian.com|publisher=[[The Guardian]] – [[Guardian Media Group]]|date=September 9, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sorrell|first=Charlie|title=Apple eases app development rules, Adobe surges|url=https://www.Wired.com/2010/09/apple-lifts-app-store-flash-ban-publishes-app-review-rules|website=www.Wired.com|publisher=[[Wired (website)|Wired]] – [[Condé Nast]]|date=September 9, 2010|access-date=June 20, 2017}}</ref>
 
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