Thursday, April 11th 2019
Adobe Declares Shockwave Dead, Removes Plugin Download
In an almost absolutely non-shocking move, Adobe has declared their Shockwave software plugin for accelerating web content to be going the way of the dodo when it comes to official support. The move follows the internet's advancement, where HTML5 and WebGL have superseded the usage of the proprietary Shockwave solution. A more open approach means there are a whole lot more players working on and paying attention to others' mistakes, and means there are a much higher number of developers working with the tools at any one timer than Adobe ever could dedicate engineers to.
Following its statement on Shockwave being dead, Adobe pulled the downloads from their website, meaning that no additional versions or downloads of the software are coming from the company itself. Enterprise customers won't be left hanging, with a grace period of support from Adobe with new security updates for the remainder of their contracts. Current Shockwave-based content's future is unclear, but some content is bound to become inaccessible to most users.
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Following its statement on Shockwave being dead, Adobe pulled the downloads from their website, meaning that no additional versions or downloads of the software are coming from the company itself. Enterprise customers won't be left hanging, with a grace period of support from Adobe with new security updates for the remainder of their contracts. Current Shockwave-based content's future is unclear, but some content is bound to become inaccessible to most users.
19 Comments on Adobe Declares Shockwave Dead, Removes Plugin Download
IMHO, this should have happened many, many years ago, or better yet, never been allowed to exist in the 1st place, as it was a major PITA joke for the average person from day 1 :(
Good riddance !!!!!!!!!
But I haven't seen anything that required Shockwave for months, if not years.
Flash content is less rare. Sometimes I come across it while going through DeviantArt.
Silverlight is pointless
There may be things that flash straight up does better though but theres no saying that HTML5 cant get to the same level eventually.
It does not appear so as you can still download flash player...
Wasn't the whole idea behind Shockwave accessibility for noobs that wanted a nice website? I don't believe it did anything very unique otherwise/over Flash.
Wasn't this Shockwave player based for a large part?
Java in the browser was the issue (and needed to die at conception), and is already deprecated / largely irrelevant as only edge/IE even tries to load the plugin. Not that that saves Java's reputation, which is probably forever tarnished and will eventually kill something open and awesome through sheer force of propaganda.Oh god. Chills.Ah yes. That brings back the memories. There was that, the Demented Cartoon Movie, and Zombo.com
Oh my god. Zombo.com still works. Probably the only thing flash is good for today is listening to that strange place...