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Beginning of Long Slow Death of Flash

Tony Karrer

Earlier this year I questioned why there was Still No Flash on the iPhone and iPad. It’s become quite clear that Apple (Steve Jobs) is going to block putting Flash on these platforms. Today the big news is Scribd Switches to HTML5; Adobe To Make Tools for HTML5. It’s the beginning of the long slow death of Flash.

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Predictions of HTML5 ascendancy gain urgency

Aptara

Predictions of HTML5 ascendancy gain urgency. The world was eminently ready for a highly functional smartphone like the iPhone and old stalwarts like BlackBerry paid the price. And now, it appears HTML5 Web and app design is here to execute the same kind of switch. A trickle becomes a flood.

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ELearning moves beyond the Flash era

Aptara

ELearning moves beyond the Flash era. The transition to HTML5. While it was once the backbone of the Internet, Flash technology is now in decline. Revealed as a system full of security holes and requiring extra installation to run, it has taken a back seat to HTML5. Wed, 11/25/2015 - 05:44. The meaning of mobile.

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10 Great Moments in eLearning History

SHIFT eLearning

2005: The Rise of Flash Video. In 2005, Adobe bought Macromedia and transformed it into Adobe Flash. Developers who worked with it discovered just how flexible Flash is. Flash didn''t require a lot of bandwidth as older methods would have used. 2010: The Reign of HTML5. It took of way too quickly, like a rocket.

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The Web without Flash is getting closer

Aptara

The Web without Flash is getting closer. A general movement of Flash to HTML5 conversion has changed the fabric of the Web. Farewell to Flash. A recent Gizmodo article took a bold position in the Flash vs. HTML5 debate: The source stated the battle is as good as over, and there's no need to stick with Flash.

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Seeking new functionality, New York Times opts for HTML5

Aptara

Seeking new functionality, New York Times opts for HTML5. The online multimedia format war between Flash and HTML5 has bigger repercussions for the rest of the digital world. This is especially true in the case of HTML5, which can be used for a number of important purposes including cross-platform software creation.

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Flash currently optional, soon to be obsolete

Aptara

Flash currently optional, soon to be obsolete. One of the hallmarks of an overall push toward HTML5 has been the decline in the use of Flash to play online media. Individuals won't miss the Flash plugin the way they prize the sound of vinyl records. If the Flash code does not run, this whole situation will be averted.

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