Ever since the original iPad came out a little over 2 years ago, there have been raging debates over Apple’s decision to exclude Flash from it’s iOS devices. \u00a0Aside from the verbal sparring between Apple and Adobe, tens of thousands of Internet users have voiced their opinions of the Flash vs. no Flash debate. \u00a0Turns out the pro-Flash crowd has had the rug pulled out from under them, as Adobe announced this week it will no longer develop Flash for mobile devices.<\/p>\n
Or to put it another way, Steve Jobs won this battle posthumously. \u00a0In fact, here’s the surprising and abrupt announcement from Adobe VP\u00a0Danny Winokur “HTML5 is now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively. \u00a0This makes HTML5 the best solution for creating and deploying content in the browser across mobile platforms. We are excited about this, and will continue our work with key players in the HTML community, including Google, Apple, Microsoft and RIM, to drive HTML5 innovation they can use to advance their mobile browsers.\u201d<\/p>\n
A few of things to keep in mind about Adobe’s surprising decision. \u00a0First, Adobe will continue releasing bug and security patches for the most recent versions of the mobile Flash player. \u00a0They will not however, be developing any new or updated versions of the mobile Flash player. \u00a0Development on it is now dead.<\/p>\n
Some mobile device manufacturers own a source code license for Flash player. \u00a0That means these individual companies can (and most likely will) develop their own custom versions of Flash player. \u00a0If you’re wondering why these companies would continue to cling to technology that the developer themselves is abandoning, remember that Flash support has been the main marketing pitch of iPad competitors. \u00a0And they’ll want to hang on to it as long as they can.<\/p>\n
Finally, for web video producers, Adobe’s announcement doesn’t mean a whole lot. \u00a0Flash was abandoned long ago by video producers who wanted their videos to play on mobile devices…so if that’s you, you have no worries.<\/p>\n
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