Adobe and Intel today announced plans to enable developers to distribute and monetize Adobe AIR applications and games. Developers can use Adobe’s new distribution service, code-named Melrose, to place their apps on the Intel AppUp Center. AppUp currently targets netbooks and consumer laptops, with plans to extend AppUp support to additional devices.

Melrose can help developers:

• Reach millions of consumers with free or paid apps on multiple stores
• Make money through paid apps
• Simplify the publishing process
• Streamline application management

Here is a screen shot on how an AIR app is listed on the Intel AppUp Center using Melrose. To start using Melrose, visit Adobe Labs.

Steve Jobs (via TechCrunch): Intermediate layers between the platform and the developer ultimately produces sub-standard apps and hinders the progress of the platform.
That’s the first thing I read this morning… I agree with Greg Slepak (CEO of TaoEffect) who wrote:
Crappy developers will make crappy apps regardless of how many layers there are.
That doesn’t mean that [...]