So AIR 1.5 has now been released.

Well, apart from the inclusion of the latest Flash Player (version 10) and updated WebKit, what does it really add to the previous version?

Very little in my opinion.

The single most developer requested feature is still surely that of executing external applications.
This really is a must piece of functionality for desktop applications, yet Adobe seem quite content not to add this functionality to AIR.
It is such a shame they are delaying – and I say “delaying” because I am confident they will eventually add this functionality.
I feel they have enough people working on AIR that remember the days of Macromedia Central – and anyone who knows about that technology will know what a flop that was!

Well… its OK for the developers who use our product Shu, as this does at least add this missing feature (among many others).

While talking AIR and Shu, we have a nice new addition coming soon. Watch this space.