Adobe Flash is finally dead

[Lewis]

Adobe Flash is finally dead

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/adobe-flash-finally-dead-183755537.html

 

[tim-from-pa]

Adobe Flash is finally dead

https://www.yahoo.com/tech/s/adobe-flash-finally-dead-183755537.html

When reading tech articles about flash being dead, I basically picked up two things about it (if I understood things right):

1) They were going to still support flash, but only from a security vulnerability end of things (i.e. security patches). I take that to mean no new editions, but just patches until people are weened off of flash and
2) In the transition to HTML5, they have video editors that can create various types including flash and HTML5 or again, to convert flash to HTML5. Flash is more HD (and also uses resources like no tomorrow) whereas HTML5 is in its infancy yet, but it is a promising replacement. Youtube converted over completely to HTML5 about a year ago, and this all is due to the smartphone/device market which refused to use flash from the get-go. That was more of a Microsoft thing, but now that Microsoft is a third place, backseat operating system and falling by the wayside that hardly anyone uses any longer (except for businesses and old people with clunker desk tops), the push has been for HTML5.

Certain sites still use flash, such as the Kotel Cam in Israel. I like to watch the Kotel but I have Linux, Apple, and Android, the latter two can't read flash videos normally (not supported), and the one Linux computer is a clunker with a video card that can't run flash any longer (so HTML 5 was a relief). Only this Linux laptop can run flash directly (I have it disabled by default, tho). Both Androids can read flash with flashfox so I can look at the wailing wall with my Android devices, but I don't know if that will be supported much longer. Some of these web sites will have to make changes real fast, or they will have no viewers. But overall, I won't miss flash.

 

[tim-from-pa]

BTW, I call both my Androids "devices" but did y'all know my one Android is a desktop? Yes with a monitor, mouse and keyboard. But mobile operating systems make lousy desktop operating systems, so there are some limitations, e.g. I can't "rotate the device" when asked. Maybe I can try a touch pad in lieu of a mouse if I ever feel like it, but overall I'm happy with it the way it is. My desktop "tower" is a little 2" cube with all these big wires coming out of it to a big monitor and full sized keyboard and mouse. Looks funny.

 

[reba]

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[Nick]

Flash is more HD

Huh? I can watch 4K videos with HTML5.