It’s now seven years since Steve Jobs wrote his famous Thoughts on Flash open letter, in which he explained to Adobe the six reasons why Apple did not allow Flash on iOS devices. These reasons were, in brief:
It’s a proprietary product, and Apple prefers open web standards [sometimes]
An increasing number of websites are switching to better video formats
Flash has poor security, reliability and performance
Flash decreases battery life
Flash was designed for desktop, not touch
It’s an additional layer that holds back innovation
Most of those reasons are just as valid today, security not least among them …
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