Adobe kills mobile Flash, giving Steve Jobs the last laugh

Release Date 9 Nov, 2011 in The Guardian

Adobe kills Flash on mobile devices Detroit Free Press - 9 Nov, 2011 Steve Jobs had long fought against the Flash standard. The Apple iPad does not play Flash content. / Justin Sullivan/Getty Images BY MARK W. SMITH In a move first reported by ZDNet, Adobe has told developers that it no longer plans to develop future ...
Ding-dong! Adobe Flash is dead (on mobile). Computerworld (blog) - 9 Nov, 2011 Adobe Systems (NASDAQ:ADBE) has killed Flash for mobile devices. It has ceased to be. It's expired and gone to meet its maker. It's a stiff. Bereft of life, it rests in peace. It has run down the curtain ...
Adobe abandons mobile Flash development, report says CNN International - 9 Nov, 2011 (Wired.com) -- In an abrupt about-face in its mobile software strategy, Adobe will soon cease developing its Flash Player plug-in for mobile browsers, according to an e-mail sent to Adobe partners on Tuesday evening. ...
Mobile Flash Abandoned for HTML5: Adobe Surrenders, Apple Wins? TIME - 9 Nov, 2011 You can look at this one of two ways: Steve Jobs was right on the money about Adobe Flash, or Steve Jobs shrewdly worked to ensure he'd be right about Adobe's mobile multimedia plugin by using Apple's leverage to put ...
	Killing Flash for mobile is best thing for Android ZDNet (blog) - 9 Nov, 2011 Summary: While often touted as a big advantage of the Android OS, killing Flash for mobile will benefit that platform as much as anything. Colleague Jason Perlow reports that Adobe is throwing in the ...
Adobe Ends Mobile Flash Development, Report PCWorld (blog) - 9 Nov, 2011 Adobe is finally ready to concede defeat in the mobile Flash wars and will halt development of its mobile Flash Player plug-in for phones and tablets. According to a ZDNet report, Adobe will no ...
	Adobe job cuts cloud Flash future BBC News - 9 Nov, 2011 Software developer Adobe Systems is cutting 750 jobs, while reports say it is halting development of its Flash Player plug-in for mobile devices. The firm said the job cuts were being made in Europe and North America and represented more than 7% of the ...
Adobe is killing off Flash for mobile web browsers Inquirer - 9 Nov, 2011 By Kate O'Flaherty SOFTWARE OUTFIT Adobe is killing off flash for mobile browsers, according to a leaked announcement. The company will instead focus on HTML5 development, which enables web browsers including those on mobile phones to perform ...
Adobe quits work on mobile Flash GMANews.TV - 9 Nov, 2011 Adobe is quitting work on its Flash software for mobile browsers in favor of the new HTML5 technology, a tech site reported Wednesday. ZDNet cited "sources close to Adobe" who said they have been briefed on the company's future development plans, ...
	Adobe kills mobile Flash, giving Steve Jobs the last laugh The Guardian - 9 Nov, 2011 Adobe is killing off development of its mobile Flash plugin, and laying off 750 staff as part of broader restructuring. Photograph: Paul Sakuma/AP Mobile Flash is being killed off. The plugin that launched a thousand online forum arguments and a ...
Flash in the pan Mail & Guardian Online - 9 Nov, 2011 Something momentous happened on Wednesday -- something most people will never even hear about. Adobe, a software firm, announced that it is ceasing development on the mobile version of its Flash platform. That probably doesn't sound very momentous, ...
Adobe ditches mobile Flash, refocuses on HTML 5 ZDNet Asia - 9 Nov, 2011 After announcing layoffs, Adobe reportedly halting work for mobile Flash plugin, bringing Apple's anti-flash stance back to the spotlight. Adobe has reportedly decided to kill off Flash for ...
Today in Tech: Adobe layoffs, gives up on Flash mobile? Fortune - 9 Nov, 2011 Fortune's curated selection of newsworthy tech stories from the last 24 hours. Sign up to get the round-up delivered to you every day. Adobe (ADBE) is restructuring and laying off 750 ...*
Adobe Systems CNET (blog) - 9 Nov, 2011 Apparently experiencing what Adobe Systems called the "full Web" on mobile devices isn't so important after all. In what appears to be a momentous about-face, Adobe Systems is scrapping its high-profile effort to bring its Flash Player software to ...
	Jobs Was Right: Adobe Abandons Mobile Flash Development, Report Says Wired News - 9 Nov, 2011 The BlackBerry PlayBook was famously marketed as a Flash-capable tablet, though ultimately failed to deliver. Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com In an abrupt about-face in its mobile software strategy, Adobe will soon cease developing its Flash ...
Adobe Is About To Kill The Mobile Flash Player (ADBE) San Francisco Chronicle - 9 Nov, 2011 Adobe will announce tomorrow that it's no longer focusing on making Flash for mobile browsers. Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers to package native apps with Adobe AIR for all the major app stores. ...
	How not to call over a dog Philadelphia Inquirer (blog) - 9 Nov, 2011 This content requires the Adobe Flash Player and a browser with JavaScript enabled. Get Flash November is a busy time for yardwork at our house. I'm scrambling to rake up the leaves, and finish the mowing, fertilizing and trimming before I stow the ...
	Adobe Ditching Mobile Flash Support, Steve Jobs Smiling in Afterlife GamePro.com - 9 Nov, 2011 Adobe has announced that, as the late Apple CEO predicted, the Flash era is coming to an end. by Pete Davison Flash (right) no longer to be supported by Adobe (left). Wait, something's not right here. ZDNet reports that Adobe is stopping development on ...
Adobe reportedly abandoning Flash for mobile Know Your Cell - 9 Nov, 2011 According to information obtained by technology news site ZDNet, Adobe is reportedly planning to put an end to development on its Flash Player plugin for mobile devices and browsers. Instead, Adobe will focus on HTML5 development and apps for mobile ...
Adobe kills Flash on mobile, fires 10% of workforce ExtremeTech - 9 Nov, 2011 In a move that will shake the very foundations of the Apple/Android fanboy dichotomy, Adobe has reportedly ceased all development on Flash Player for mobile devices �" the version of Flash that allowed ...
Adobe kills mobile Flash and cuts 750 staff Geek.com - 9 Nov, 2011 There are two major pieces of news coming out of Adobe today. The first is sure to make more than a few Apple employees and fans smile: Adobe has decided to cease development of its Flash Player in mobile form. Adobe's focus, and revenue, ...
Gone in a Flash: How Adobe's abandonment of Flash for mobile devices impacts ... Nieman Journalism Lab at Harvard - 9 Nov, 2011 With mobile a growing part of news organizations' traffic, it's time to commit to HTML5 for video �" and hope its animation tools get better fast. By Joshua Benton Our future work with Flash on mobile devices will be focused on enabling Flash developers ...
Adobe Dumping Flash From Mobile? CMSWire - 9 Nov, 2011 Reports suggest that Adobe will move to an Adobe AIR/HTML5 solution for mobile content as it gives up trying to get Flash on our digital devices. Shunned by Apple's iOS and Windows Phones, and offering a spotty experience on ...
Flash in the pan: Adobe to dump mobile Flash efforts BGR - 9 Nov, 2011 Adobe will soon discontinue development of Flash Player for mobile devices according to a recent report. Citing sources with knowledge of Adobe's future plans, ZDNet's Tech Broiler blog claims that Adobe will no longer develop Flash Player for mobile ...
More Money for Mobile Ads: Medialets Raises Another $8.4 Million All Things Digital - 9 Nov, 2011 Mobile ads are a smallish business with very big growth projections, which is why investors are happy to pour money into the industry. Today's example: Mobile ad startup Medialets has raised another $8.4 million, bringing the New York-based company's ...
	Adobe surrenders in Flash mobile war TECH.BLORGE.com - 9 Nov, 2011 Only weeks after his death, it appears Steve Jobs has won his final battle. A leaked Adobe announcement reveals the company is to stop work on bringing Flash to mobile devices. Jobs was a famous detractor of Flash, ruling that it should ...
	Adobe kills mobile Flash TechEye - 9 Nov, 2011 Adobe has decided to give up on mobile development for Flash. It's just like Jobs would have wanted. The company has decided to look at HTML5 instead. It's exactly the shift in the landscape that Apple wanted when it decided to lock out Flash from its ...
Adobe rumoured to stop future development of Flash for mobile MobileSyrup.com - 9 Nov, 2011 Adobe recently announced they'll be slashing 750 jobs and restructuring their business, now, according to the latest rumour, they will no longer be support any future development of the mobile ...
	Adobe To Stop Flash Development For Mobile Devices, Turns Attention To HTML5 Geek Sailor - 9 Nov, 2011 I don't know if Steve Jobs was an oracle when he said that the Flash era will soon come to an end or it was just a marketing statement at that time. However, it looks like he was right after all because it appears like Adobe will give ...
Rumor: Adobe to announce cancelation of Flash Player for mobile platforms O'Grady's Power Page - 9 Nov, 2011 It's had a good run, but maybe it's time to move on to something else. Per ZDNet, Adobe has briefed its employees on the company's plans to abandon development of Flash player for mobile browsers in a blow to Google Android and Research in Motion ...