The connected world is moving away from PCs. Adobe's previous plans were to have Flash be a unifying rich media platform across all these newfangled devices, l

The connected world is moving away from PCs. Adobe's previous plans were to have Flash be a unifying rich media platform across all these newfangled devices, like TVs, tablets, alarm clocks, etc… Flash could grow as the "connected market" grew. Adobe has clearly decided that they can't accomplish this. Since being everywhere was the only way to keep Flash relevant in the long term, I think they've acknowlegded that the future is dim for Flash. AOL slowly become a hush of their former selves when dialup revenue dried up. Rather than betting the farm on an eventual loser (though a lucrative one), Adobe is doubling down on the winner. This must have been a tough decision, but it's clearly the right one. The future of AIR and other Flash-based app stuff is less clear, but if Adobe is spending less money on developing Flash, I'm not sure how they can continue to be successful with stuff that leverages flash.