[OPLIN 4cast] OPLIN 4Cast #257: Adobe Flash starts to dim

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OPLIN 4Cast #257: Adobe Flash starts to dim
November 23rd, 2011

<http://www.oplin.org/4cast/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/adobe_logo_sm.png>Adobe 
Flash animation was the "hot" website design tool for a while, cropping 
up on all sorts of websites (including library websites), despite 
concerns about its effect on website accessibility and performance. 
Lately, however, Adobe has indicated that it may not support Flash 
Player in the near future, especially for mobile devices. If your 
library website currently uses Flash, it might be time for a redesign.

    * Adobe axes mobile Flash in favor of rival HTML5 technology
      <http://www.insidemobileapps.com/2011/11/09/adobe-axes-mobile-flash-in-favor-of-rival-html5/>
      (Inside Mobile Apps/AJ Glasser) "The move indicates just how badly
      Apple's ban of Flash hurt Adobe in terms of getting traction with
      mobile developers. Apple frequently called out the inefficiency of
      the Flash platform on mobile devices, most recently in an April
      2011 blog post <http://www.apple.com/hotnews/thoughts-on-flash/>
      from the late Steve Jobs."
    * Why Flash didn't work out on mobile devices
      <http://gigaom.com/2011/11/09/why-flash-didnt-work-out-on-mobile-devices/>
      (GigaOM/Erica Ogg) "Some of Flash for mobile's characteristics are
      out of sync with where mobile devices have been headed for a
      while. Jobs put it this way last year: '[T]he mobile era is about
      low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards - all
      areas where Flash falls short.'"
    * Flash Player demise on desktop inevitable, but years away, say
      analysts
      <http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/print/9221691/Flash_Player_demise_on_desktop_inevitable_but_years_away_say_analysts>
      (Computerworld/Gregg Keizer) "Keeping Flash Player alive on the
      desktop will 'work for a while,' said [Gartner analyst Ray]
      Valdes, but eventually it too will be supplanted by HTML5, the
      loose collection of standards that let browsers render the kind of
      sophisticated content now relegated to Flash. 'Flash Player won't
      go away anytime soon,' argued Valdes. 'But HTML5 /is/ the future
      of the Web.'"
    * What the end of Flash means for Adobe
      <http://www.splatf.com/2011/11/adobe-flash/> (SplatF/Dan Frommer)
      "Adobe's specific phrase in its release was: 'Focusing Flash
      resources on delivering the most advanced PC web experiences,
      including gaming and premium video, as well as mobile apps.' But
      the reality is that the mobile browser is the future of the web.
      So anyone who is using Flash today for anything should start
      working on a plan to eventually stop using it."

*/Survey fact:/*

For now, Adobe Flash Player still has a very strong presence on the 
Internet. A July survey 
<http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/npd/> estimated that 99% of 
Internet-enabled PCs have Flash Player installed.
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