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Flash is going down for the count -- but slowly

Developers will have new HTML5 world to deal with when the smoke clears

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Still, Adobe's cancellation of its mobile Flash Player is just the latest in a continuum of good news for developers: Instead of learning proprietary vendor-specific technologies, standards will rule the day.

Adobe itself will march on, says IDC analyst Al Hilwa. "Adobe makes its money [through its] suite of development and design tools, which as long as they are seen as compelling, Adobe will do fine. Adobe has been an early investor in tooling for HTML5, so this is a managed transition for them."

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