Steve Jobs vindicated: Adobe to drop Flash

In an essay composed before his death, Apple mastermind dismissed Flash as obsolete

In an essay composed by Apple mastermind Steve Jobs two years before his untimely demise, Jobs found that the Flash computer program was obsolete. Jobs criticized Adobe as, "Flash was created during the PC era - for PCs and mice...But the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards - all areas where Flash falls short." Adobe is taking the late Jobs' advice, as it now discontinuing the program

In his essay, 'Thoughts on Flash,' Jobs said, 'Flash has not performed well on mobile devices. We have routinely asked Adobe to show us Flash performing well on a mobile device, any mobile device, for a few years now. We have never seen it.'

LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online): Adobe addressed these concerns in a recent blog post. According to the announcement, Adobe will no longer support mobile flash on Android's latest operating system, Jelly Bean.

Adobe also confirmed previous news that they will not support mobile flash but instead the company will focus on flash for PC.

In his essay, "Thoughts on Flash," Jobs said, "Flash has not performed well on mobile devices. We have routinely asked Adobe to show us Flash performing well on a mobile device, any mobile device, for a few years now. We have never seen it."

In the essay, Jobs also points out that "Flash was designed for PCs using mice, not for touch screens using fingers. For example, many Flash websites rely on 'rollovers,' which pop up menus or other elements when the mouse arrow hovers over a specific spot. Apple's revolutionary multi-touch interface doesn't use a mouse, and there is no concept of a rollover. Most Flash websites will need to be rewritten to support touch-based devices. If developers need to rewrite their Flash websites, why not use modern technologies like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript?"

True to Jobs' words, after this August 15 mobile flash will begin to fade out of the picture. If the user already have flash installed on your device, Adobe will still continue to issue security updates and other vital patches for existing users.

Being able to access flash-based web content from Android devices was once a huge selling point for Google based tablets and phones.

"The easiest way to ensure ongoing access to Flash Player on Android 4.0 or earlier devices is to use certified devices and ensure that the Flash Player is either pre-installed by the manufacturer or installed from Google Play Store before August 15th," Adobe said.