Jobs was right - Flash does have a miserable security record, and continued to be bug-ridden long after publishing his open letter. ![]() When YouTube launched in 2005, its videos were entirely Flash-based, requiring its audience to install the Flash plug-in software in order to watch YouTube media.īut the tide began to turn in 2010, when Steve Jobs wrote an open letter rant about Adobe's security, blaming the company's Flash player for being "the number one reason Macs crash" and citing Flash for having "one of the worst security records in 2009." It had been widely used a decade ago, powering most of the Web's games, animations and videos. Just under 11% of websites use Flash, according to W3Techs, a technology survey company.įlash is a type of software called "middleware," an add-on extension to the browser that allows rich content to be viewed. The good news for Firefox users is that most won't notice a change. ![]() ![]() Adobe ( ADBE) did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |