On 01/16/2013 03:22 PM, Paul Robert Marino wrote:
> Close but thats not the whole truth.
> Most of the functions of flash plus better 3D rendering can now be
> achieved by HTML 5, so really flash is only being used now for legacy
> web site support. Most mobile devices don't support flash but they all
> support HTML 5. Adobe has even started changing their development
> suites to output HTML5 instead of flash whenever possible. There is
> really no point in developing new web apps in flash any more unless
> the programmer hasn't learned HTML 5 yet.
>
> My point is expect flash to disappear entirely at some point in the
> next few years. Flash is now a lot of development work for Adobe and
> won't make them money for much longer. Linux is their smallest market
> for the flash player so it's the first to go but others wont be far
> behind.

Hi Paul,

    Just an aside, Firefox 19 beta "supposedly" has an HTML5
PDF viewer build in.  This I will adore.  So, HTML5 is
coming along!

-T