Apollo why the hype? My first test using it.
Everyone is blogging about Apollo, now that it’s out. So I downloaded it and gave it a try. The first sample I ran, was the PixelPerfect.air app. This is the first screen I get:
WTF? …
Ok.. So it has some kind of security “feature” that tells you:
“Hey, if you click install, I’m not responsible if I delete your hard drive or read your emails”
BTW that shield looks pretty much like the Windows Firewall icon.
Anyways, I managed to get a bit of courage and click install. The app works as expected but I still feel a bit disturbed, not knowing if it’s deleting anything, or sending my credit card details through the network. I still have to read the docs to understand a bit more. So I will be updating this post with my findings.
I still don’t get why the big Hype?
MDM Zinc can also produce “cross-system” installers for Windows, Mac and Linux. Zinc also has alpha transparency, socket connections and much, much, more…
The only great advantage of Apollo I see at the moment, is that it’s free.
I’m not the only one that doesn’t see the “wow” in Apollo. Here are a couple of links:
Ricard Cabello
Alessandro Crugnola
I have this mixed feeling where: “I hope Apollo doesn’t destroy what MDM has achieved, but I also wouldn’t like Apollo dying like Macromedia Central…”
6 comments March 21st, 2007
