JavaScript had competition in the form of activx, java, shockwave / flash / actionscript, and for a very brief moment silverlight. It was really the iPhone tha

JavaScript had competition in the form of activx, java, shockwave / flash / actionscript, and for a very brief moment silverlight. It was really the iPhone that killed everything else off- flash / flex was still in heavy use right up until it seemed smartphones were here to stay and iPhones wouldnt support any plugins