“For its part, Adobe would like to portray Flash as some noble gift that it has graciously bestowed upon the world, leading to a utopia of ubiquitous porn clips, time-wasting tower defense games, and artsy “web sites” where you can’t link to anything specific. But it’s really about them trying to be the content gatekeeper instead of the content being in an open format.”
The Macalope weighs in on Flash.
If you don’t follow the tech and internet news regularly, you’re probably wondering why people are talking about Flash. The background story is that new web standards are being developed that allow your web browser to do all sorts of neat things like play video, do animations, and more. So instead of needing Flash installed to watch video or visit a website, you’ll only need a browser.
While there are serious usability issues with Flash, the heart of the issue lies with open standards. The web is a free flowing exchange of information and ideas. Open standards allow these exchanges to happen without being under the lock and key of a few special parties. Flash isn’t open.
Flash has done a lot for the web, but the web we have today isn’t the web of ten years ago. People are sharing information and browsing the web from their iPhones. It’s time to move forward.
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