Steve Jobs' 2010 'Thoughts on Flash' closing line: open standards like HTML5 will win
shauseth · x · 2026-10-19
A repost of the closing paragraph of Steve Jobs' famous April 2010 "Thoughts on Flash" letter: open standards created in the mobile era, such as HTML5, will win on mobile devices (and PCs too), and Adobe should focus on building great HTML5 tools instead of criticizing Apple for leaving the past behind. History proved the prediction right as Flash faded away.
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