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1. echelo+(OP)[view] [source] 2021-03-30 22:33:52
Destroying an open, low barrier to entry animation and application platform that was used by teenagers to develop and share interactive content?

Destroying a way to deliver native-like, cross-platform applications without an app store was good?

Jobs did it for control. He didn't want interop between Android and iPhone, and he didn't want any web browser with enough flexibility to do anything sophisticated.

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2. notrid+a2[view] [source] 2021-03-30 22:54:50
>>echelo+(OP)
Android had Flash. It stank, and the blame for its stinkiness lies entirely on Adobe.
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3. babypu+y7[view] [source] 2021-03-30 23:35:16
>>echelo+(OP)
Flash was a dumpster fire of bad performance and security vulnerabilities. It was also a wholly proprietary platform that did great harm to the openness of the web during it's reign. It was only marginally less problematic than ActiveX.
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4. echelo+Er2[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-03-31 18:08:21
>>notrid+a2
Better than the neck brace we wear around our throats today.
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5. babypu+pq9[view] [source] [discussion] 2021-04-03 01:22:44
>>echelo+Er2
Better than 100% open web standards? What do you think Flash got replaced by that warrants being called a "neck brace"?
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