Bloomberg/ San Francisco
Adobe Systems Inc.'s Flash service - which had long faced criticism for its cumbersome user experience and vulnerability to hacking - is finally set to fade into history.
At the end of 2020, the company will stop updating and distributing the online tool, a separate plug in that improves graphically intensive activities for web surfers like video and playing games, Adobe said in a blog post Tuesday.
Adobe, which made the change in collaboration with Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Facebook Inc. and other tech companies, is encouraging developers that use the Flash program to seek other options.
Once a key tool for accessing dynamic internet content, Flash has come under growing scrutiny with many of its functions now folded into web browsers througj new open standard - eliminating the need to download the program separately.
Apple's Steve Jobs criticized the software in a 2010 open letter about its technical drawbacks, and in 2015, Facebook's chief security officer, Alex Stamos, called for its demise.
Adobe acknowledged the progress made as open standards have matured, creating a viable alternative for web content. But it noted that it will also "remain at the forefront" of leading development of new web standards, and provide "best in class" animation and video tools.
Through 2020, Adobe said it will continue to issue any needed security patches and keep Flash compatible with operating systems and web browsers, the company said.
In addition, it will work on different services that inprove graphics for online users. Other partners it's working with include Microsoft Corp. and Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox browser.
Adobe Systems Inc.'s Flash service - which had long faced criticism for its cumbersome user experience and vulnerability to hacking - is finally set to fade into history.
At the end of 2020, the company will stop updating and distributing the online tool, a separate plug in that improves graphically intensive activities for web surfers like video and playing games, Adobe said in a blog post Tuesday.
Adobe, which made the change in collaboration with Apple Inc., Alphabet Inc.'s Google, Facebook Inc. and other tech companies, is encouraging developers that use the Flash program to seek other options.
Once a key tool for accessing dynamic internet content, Flash has come under growing scrutiny with many of its functions now folded into web browsers througj new open standard - eliminating the need to download the program separately.
Apple's Steve Jobs criticized the software in a 2010 open letter about its technical drawbacks, and in 2015, Facebook's chief security officer, Alex Stamos, called for its demise.
Adobe acknowledged the progress made as open standards have matured, creating a viable alternative for web content. But it noted that it will also "remain at the forefront" of leading development of new web standards, and provide "best in class" animation and video tools.
Through 2020, Adobe said it will continue to issue any needed security patches and keep Flash compatible with operating systems and web browsers, the company said.
In addition, it will work on different services that inprove graphics for online users. Other partners it's working with include Microsoft Corp. and Mozilla, the maker of the Firefox browser.
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