Adobe abandons Flash for mobile devices

[Leigh]

Adobe has announced that it will cease development work on Flash for mobile devices.

Anyone who uses or might use Flash on a website should consider using HTML 5 instead.

Here's the BBC story: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15648899

- Leigh

[Sevo]

Hopefully that is the beginning of the end of that abominable format as a whole...

[Scott Knowles]

It won't be the end for awhile. Look at many Japanese Websites, they have "PC" and "Mobile" version links on the home page. I won't be surprised if they come up with a HTML-5 version of a Flash-like interface with tools to convert or translate Flash to HTML 5. They don't want to lose a market without trying.

[Greg Blank]

Very interesting. I wonder how this will ultimately effect Lightroom Photogallery creation?

[Jeffrey Sipress]

They don't want to lose a market without trying.

Losing? You cant lose what you never had.

[Mike Anderson]

Microsoft announced it wasn't going to support Flash in future mobile Explorers in September and that was the kiss on the nail of the coffin of the writing on the wall for Flash's future.

I expect Adobe to get behind HTML5's canvas and make some good tools for it. They've got a lot of graphics tool making knowledge.

...Mike

[Scott Knowles]

Losing? You cant lose what you never had.

Maybe, but it's what they did with Flash and Acrobat, dominate that niche market with free readers and offer developer tools. They're losing Flash because of Apple's decision, not directly from the marketplace, which would like Flash compatibility on iPhones. I expect them to find ways to convert or translate Flash to HTML-5 to offer both for different platforms.

[goamules]

In my world of training development, there are a lot of projects that require Flash developers.

[jb7]

I don't like Flash, it made my computers run slower- I block it, and only use it if I need to.

I can't imagine the power drain it would make on my mobile devices, though it seems battery life would be about 50% shorter.

Rather than run through the reasons myself, here's what Steve Jobs had to say about it-
perhaps, the last word on the subject-

http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/

[Ben Syverson]

They're losing Flash because of Apple's decision, not directly from the marketplace, which would like Flash compatibility on iPhones.

If "the marketplace" really wanted Flash on their smartphones that much, they shouldn't have bought so many iPhones. The reality is that the market has spoken.