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Things have turned out pretty darn well without it, what’s your argument besides it being “amazing technology”? Plenty of amazing technologies don’t have a good

Things have turned out pretty darn well without it, what’s your argument besides it being “amazing technology”? Plenty of amazing technologies don’t have a good use practical case. https://web.archive.org/web/20170615060422/https://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/ https://web.archive.org/web/20170615060422/https://www.apple... Obviously one of the big complaints was it being closed. Do you really think that opening it up overcomes battery life and other issues?

jones1618 2y ago
Here's my take on this alternative reality: I wish web standards had embraced high-touch interactivity earlier using vector graphics and scripting, maybe JavaScript/SVG versus Flash/ActionScript. That would've unleashed richer interaction design (and yes, games) earlier and would've forced Apple to adopt this open standard. Flash's closed/proprietary solution gave Apple the excuse to make mobile apps a walled-garden.