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Adobe does specialize in IDEs. They don't make money selling the Flash player but it was a requirement at the time because no other technology allowed them to
by watty 17y ago
Adobe does specialize in IDEs. They don't make money selling the Flash player but it was a requirement at the time because no other technology allowed them to create rich content.
It'll be interesting to see if this works with advanced animations and games.
- jacobolus 17y agoWait a sec. “At the time”, the company making Flash was called Macromedia. Adobe, at the same time, was investing in the open-specced (through W3C) SVG format, as output for its similar tools. But you’re right, both Macromedia and Adobe sold/sell tools, not platforms. (Frankly, SVG is still better than Canvas for many purposes; I hope someday Microsoft decides to implement some of it in IE.)