Snakespeare
08-01-2011, 12:12 PM
Let's see... Apple was evil for not allowing Flash on the iPhone. They said Adobe refused to cooperate as a 3rd party developer to make a version of Flash that works on their phone. For this they were held up to scorn and derision among the fanboys of Adobe, and anyone who wanted another excuse to hate a big successful company. Nobody knew Adobe even HAD fanboys until then, but they came out of the woodwork.
For over a year, this army of Flash proponents has insisted that Adobe need not develop new technologies. They have insisted that Adobe should not use open source ideas like HTML5, CSS, and the like. I can't begin to say why they felt that it was OK to attempt, instead, to force every new technology to work with Adobe's antiquated system. There wasn't any good logic to it. All they would say was XX% of the internet video is Flash. This number was utterly absurd, always. It was sometimes as high as 90%, but usually around 75%. It was one of those non-truths that gains its power more from the hatred behind it than adherence to reality. Anyone who browses frequently knows that WMVs and MOVs make up most of the videos we download, and that most streaming is from You-Tube which uses HTML5. But who are you going to believe? Adobe or your own eyes?
But now, after rallying all their clones and echo chambers to march to the beat of their out-dated tech, and sending them out to the front lines to stand strong in the face of change, it turns out that they were really JUST DRAGGING THEIR HEELS!
http://www.pcworld.com/article/237020/adobes_edge_prepares_for_an_html_5_future.html
Yes, the marketplace has forced Adobe to comply. If they want to stay in it, they have to create tech that works in the modern world. Hard as that must have been to explain to Adobe's leadership, apparently someone succeeded. Arrogance has given way to pragmatism. This is a good thing. There are a lot of people in San Jose who need the company they work for to be viable for many years to come. With this move, they now have a chance to survive.
For over a year, this army of Flash proponents has insisted that Adobe need not develop new technologies. They have insisted that Adobe should not use open source ideas like HTML5, CSS, and the like. I can't begin to say why they felt that it was OK to attempt, instead, to force every new technology to work with Adobe's antiquated system. There wasn't any good logic to it. All they would say was XX% of the internet video is Flash. This number was utterly absurd, always. It was sometimes as high as 90%, but usually around 75%. It was one of those non-truths that gains its power more from the hatred behind it than adherence to reality. Anyone who browses frequently knows that WMVs and MOVs make up most of the videos we download, and that most streaming is from You-Tube which uses HTML5. But who are you going to believe? Adobe or your own eyes?
But now, after rallying all their clones and echo chambers to march to the beat of their out-dated tech, and sending them out to the front lines to stand strong in the face of change, it turns out that they were really JUST DRAGGING THEIR HEELS!
http://www.pcworld.com/article/237020/adobes_edge_prepares_for_an_html_5_future.html
Yes, the marketplace has forced Adobe to comply. If they want to stay in it, they have to create tech that works in the modern world. Hard as that must have been to explain to Adobe's leadership, apparently someone succeeded. Arrogance has given way to pragmatism. This is a good thing. There are a lot of people in San Jose who need the company they work for to be viable for many years to come. With this move, they now have a chance to survive.