Switchfast Blog: The Future of IT
What does the end of mobile flash mean for small businesses?
Wednesday, November 09, 2011 by Michael Lewis
This week ZDNet broke the news that
Adobe would discontinue development on its Flash Plugin for
mobile web browsers. Instead, they will be shifting resources to
HTML5 as a platform for developing dynamic content for the web and
using Adobe Air as a platform for native mobile apps. Adobe insured
that they would continue to release critical bug fixes and security
updates for Android OS based phones and the Blackberry
PlayBook.
For small businesses, this is good news. Developing a mobile
friendly website has become more important as more people are using
iPhones, Android OS Phones and small tablets. With exit of flash
from the mobile landscape and Adobe's full embrace of HTML5, there
is no longer confusion about which technologies are going to work
best on mobile devices and which are going to be (or aren't going
to be) sponsored 2-4 years down the road.
Small businesses now have a clear road forward. HTML5, the
umbrella term for the most recent version of HTML, CSS, and
JavaScript, allows for all the dynamic elements that once required
Flash is now supported by most web browsers. These technologies are
open and do not require additional plugins.
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Mike Lewis
Switchfast Technologies
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