Adobe To End Development of mobile Flash, Focus on HTML 5

A report early this morning from href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/exclusive-adobe-ceases-development-on-mobile-browser-flash-refocuses-efforts-on-html5/19226">ZDNET indicates that Adobe is ending development of Flash Player for mobile browsers. Since the first iPhone in 2007, Apple has resisted offering support for Flash, while embracing HTML 5, an open web technology. This move is one that now even Adobe is embracing. A statement from Adobe is expected today, but here’s a preview:

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. We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations. Some of our source code licensees may opt to continue working on and releasing their own implementations. We will continue to support the current Android and PlayBook configurations with critical bug fixes and security updates.

The effect of this move is profound, in that now all mobile devices will move to HTML 5, including Android devices. This should result in a better web experience for all mobile platforms, given that everyone will be all in on HTML 5.

Source: href="http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/exclusive-adobe-ceases-development-on-mobile-browser-flash-refocuses-efforts-on-html5/19226">ZDNet