![]() ![]() ![]() Ironically, Adobe and Apple grew up together in Silicon Valley and have been business partners and customers of each other’s products for nearly three decades.įor the record, Adobe Flash Player (labeled Shockwave Flash in Internet Explorer and Firefox) is freeware software runtime for using content created on the Adobe Flash platform, including viewing multimedia, executing rich Internet applications and streaming video and audio.įlash Player can run from a web browser as a browser plug-in or on supported mobile devices. Jobs, who died in October 2011, was one of the first and most vocal opponents of Flash Player, contending that it never worked very well and was a continual open door to hackers, among other irritants. If Steve Jobs were here with us today, he’d undoubtedly yell: “At long last!” But he still wouldn’t be completely satisfied because this story doesn’t officially end for another three years.Īdobe in a corporate blogpost announced July 25 that it will end support for its ubiquitous Flash Player at the end of 2020, effectively end-of-lifing one of the foundational developmental tools of the internet. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. EWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. ![]()
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