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So tired of Adobe. They're part of the problem. (images4.imagebam.com)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I held off on Windows 10 for as long as I could until Adobe, and therefore my job, required it. Now this nonsense. I hope this isn't the start of them joining on the web DRM bandwagon.

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[–] [email protected] 60 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They didn't create Flash. They bought a company called Macromedia who had created Flash.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Proving they don’t understand web technologies...

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

Flash was pretty significant in the web's journey to where it is today. For things like online video, it was the least pain in the ass way, in a time when the alternative was crapware plug-ins like RealPlayer, QuickTime, or Windows Media Player.

YouTube probably wouldn't have existed without Flash and FLV.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I remember when it was FutureSplash Animator, and my young mind was blown by the possibilities of animations in only a few kb.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago

Wow I've been in tech a long time, but only knew it from Macromedia. Crazy