"Discontinuing Flash was one of the dumbest decisions ever": viral takes reignite Adobe debate
BLUECOW009 · x · 2026-10-07
A viral quote-tweet argues Adobe would look very different today had it not killed Flash Player, calling the shutdown "one of the most naive and idiotic decisions taken by any company, ever." BLUECOW009 adds that Flash was literally among the most used things on the internet when it was discontinued.
A classic tech-industry nostalgia debate: Flash powered the entire web animation and game era, and its death is often invoked in discussions about platform openness.
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