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I disagree.

Flash won't work on iOS or (soon) any new Android device, nor will it work in the default browser on Windows 8. Despite what Adobe may say in public, I expect Flash to be completely dead (except possibly for maintenance/security updates) by this time next year.



Incorrect. The Adobe AIR SDK allows you to package Flash content as native apps for both iOS and Android. Adobe only halted development on the browser plugin for Android.


Apples and oranges. The example to which I was responding shows it running in a browser.

If the kids are going to share their creations, they need to run in the browser, without requiring installations, app stores, and so on.

As much as it sucks, Flash did have the one big advantage of being ubiquitous. That's no longer the case.


iOS/Android devices mostly without a real keyboard.

Have you ever tried to write some code without a real keyboard? It is a big pain.


But most of the development for such devices is done on a PC and exported to the device.




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