ADOBE FLASH PLAYER

[microsoft windows]

WHO ELSE ON HERE THINKS IT SHOULD DIE A PAINFUL DEATH?

[lcs]

Just give it some time. It's basically dead already.

[microsoft windows]

IT'S NOT QUITE DEAD ON YOUTUBE YET. ALTHOUGH HTML5 IS FINALLY STARTING TO MAKE INROADS.

ONE PLACE WHERE ADOBE FLASH PLAYER IS ALIVE AND WELL IS EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE. BEING ONE WHO WORKS IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS, I HAVE VERY FREQUENT ENCOUNTERS WITH IT.

[lcs]

IT'S NOT QUITE DEAD ON YOUTUBE YET. ALTHOUGH HTML5 IS FINALLY STARTING TO MAKE INROADS.

ONE PLACE WHERE ADOBE FLASH PLAYER IS ALIVE AND WELL IS EDUCATIONAL SOFTWARE. BEING ONE WHO WORKS IN SCHOOL SYSTEMS, I HAVE VERY FREQUENT ENCOUNTERS WITH IT.

Well, I suppose it's gonna die there eventually as well!

[Thimplum]

please... just die flash...

[Obakemono]

It's up everyone to help, i don't have it installed.
Skipping flash content is the way to fight against flash!

[mashby]

It's unfortunate, but until HTML 5 supports video streaming, Flash is not going away. 

HTML 5 supports video FILES, but if you want to stream live video, or long form media to the desktop, you still have to use a plugin. Flash is universal so it's the goto plugin most people use.

My company looked at implementing a native h.264 stream without the need for a plugin, but the only browser that supports it is Safari on the Mac. Any other browser, or platform requires a QuickTime plugin. Even Chrome on the Mac requires the plugin.  We decided most people would rather use Flash than QuickTime, so Flash it is.

Given Apple's influence, my best guess is that we'll start to see more browsers support HLS streaming, which is what most mobile devices do, and the need for plugins will go away. We're still years away from that being a reality.

[calavera]

active x should die first.