Why Steve Jobs Was Right About Flash

“FLASH … Ahhhhhh … ” While you might remember these words from the song “Flash” by the mighty Queen, these days they’re more likely to be uttered as an expression of horror while browsing the web. That’s right, the once ubiquitous Adobe Flash has become a reviled villain of the internet.

Five years ago, Steve Jobs lambasted Flash and detailed why Apple abandoned it. At the time, he was an outlier. However, now people are starting to see why Jobs felt the way he did.

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