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BY DANNY MATTESON

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Is Adobe throwing in the towel with its Flash plugin? It appears so. In a note first reported by ZDNet the company told its partners...

“We will no longer adapt Flash Player for mobile devices to new browser, OS version or device configurations.”

So why is the Flash calling it quits now? According to Wired -- it can’t keep up with the competition.

“...with the development of Javascript, CSS, and HTML5, which has native support for video, many web developers are turning away from Flash, which can be a resource hog even on the most advanced browsers.”

But that may not be the only reason Flash appears to be riding off into the sunset. The Next Web points out-- the technology had some famous foes -- who may have expedited its end.

“This would have been vindication for the late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs, who was famously unsupportive of the notion that the technology would ever work well on mobile platforms, labelling it as a ‘dying technology’ … It seems that Adobe is onboard with that idea now...”

Apple wasn’t the only one with issues though. Gizmodo reports-- even though Flash was available on Android-- it wasn’t stable.

“Adobe was never really able to smooth over performance, battery, and security issues.”

But some see the company’s move as a shrewd business decision. PC World points out--

“Adobe has been working on its new HTML5 development application and Adobe Edge - both technologies compete with its Flash Player.”

Prior to its Flash announcement Wednesday, Adobe announced it would be cutting 750 jobs -- roughly 8% of its workforce -- in a restructuring move.

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