Adobe CTO Defends Flash, Warns HTML5 Will Throw The Web 'Back To The Dark Ages Of Video'

Adobe CTO Defends Flash, Warns HTML5 Will Throw The Web “Back To The Dark Ages Of Video”
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Adobe's Flash technology has been taking a beating lately. Apple still won't support it on its upcoming iPad or its iPhone. Steve Jobs calls it buggy and crash-prone and dismisses Adobe as being lazy. Adobe is trying to fight the negative vibes emanating from Cupertino and elsewhere. It has already pointed out that it will be easy to convert Flash apps into iPad apps, and now CTO Kevin Lynch is weighing in to defend Flash.

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