Ondrej Holzman Steve Jobs knew this a long time ago, but only now has Adobe itself admitted its defeat when it stopped developing Flash for mobile devices. In a statement, Adobe said that Flash really isn't suitable for mobile phones and tablets and is about to move to where the entire Internet is slowly moving - to HTML5.
It won't completely get rid of Adobe Flash on mobile just yet, it will continue to support current Android devices and PlayBooks through bug fixes and security updates, but that's about it. No new devices will appear with Flash anymore.
We will now focus on Adobe Air and the development of native applications for all the largest stores (e.g. iOS App Store - editor's note). We will no longer support Flash Player on mobile devices and operating systems. However, some of our licenses will continue to run and it will be possible to release additional extensions for them. We will continue to support current Android devices and PlayBooks by issuing patches and security updates.
Danny Winokur, who holds the position of president of the Flash platform at Adobe, at company blog he went on to say that Adobe will be much more involved with HTML5:
HTML5 is now universally supported on all major devices, making it the best solution to develop content for all platforms. We are excited about this and will continue our work in HTML to create new solutions for Google, Apple, Microsoft and RIM.
Phones with the Android operating system thus lose the "parameter" they often boasted about - that they can play Flash. However, the truth is that the users themselves were mostly not so enthusiastic, Flash often had an effect on the phone's performance and battery life. After all, Adobe was not able to develop a Flash that would run relatively smoothly on mobile devices even in a few years, so in the end it had to agree with Steve Jobs.
"Flash is a very profitable business for Adobe, so it's no wonder they're trying to push it beyond computers. However, mobile devices are about low power consumption, touch interface and open web standards – so that's where Flash falls behind.” said Steve Jobs back in April 2010. "The speed at which media is delivering content to Apple devices proves that Flash is no longer needed to watch video or other content. New open standards like HTML5 will win on mobile devices. Perhaps Adobe should focus more on creating HTML5 tools in the future.” predicted the now-deceased co-founder of Apple.
With its move, Adobe has now admitted that this great visionary was right. By killing Flash, Adobe is also getting ready for HTML5.
Source: CultOfMac.com, AppleInsider.com
And then that Steve wasn't a visionary. RIP
Lubricant. It's a shame that Steve didn't find out, he'd be happy with himself.
I agree with Patrik, it's just a shame that I only learned about Steve's genius after his death. The internet is full of it. I really like the site http://www.allaboutstevejobs.com/ .
Steve Jobs is a great inspiration to me in that he did what he thought was right and most importantly he was not afraid of his ideas even though they were "completely outside of all standard ways of thinking" at the time. Thanks Steve for the endless inspiration.
nicely said :-)