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Re: No more flash updates?
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Gerhard Schneider <[log in to unmask]>
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Gerhard Schneider <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 17 Jan 2013 16:00:21 +0100
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On 01/17/2013 12:22 AM, Paul Robert Marino wrote:

> 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 "small" problem is that Adobe applications like Captivate produce
HTML5 output using mp3 sound - not supported in Firefox.
So we neither will have mp3 nor Flash in Firefox.

GS

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