The AchieVer Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Adobe to Kill Off Shockwave Next Month Adobe will retire Shockwave next month as part of a long-term plan that also included the demise of other products. In a technical support documentpublished in late February, Adobe explains that while Shockwavewould go dark on April 9, 2019, enterprises will continue to receive support according to their contracts. The company explains that giving up on Shockwave is the result of its existing userbase shrinking, especially because the majority of customers are migrating to alternative solutions. “As technologies evolve and the use of mobile devices has grown, interactive content has moved to platforms such as HTML5 Canvas and Web GL and usage of Shockwave has declined,” it says.Flash Player also going dark next yearThe decision to pull Shockwave doesn’t come as a big surprise, and Adobe explains that it already discontinued related technologies in the previous years. “Adobe is providing advance notice to help customers prepare for the change. Retiring the Shockwave player for Windows is the last step in a multi-year process: Adobe Director, an authoring tool for Shockwave content, was discontinued on February 1, 2017 and the Shockwave player for macOS was discontinued on March 1, 2017,” Adobe notes. What’s important to know is that Shockwave won’t just go away overnight. Even though Adobe itself set a deadline for the tech to be retired, Shockwave will continue to live on for a little longer, and the platform will still work on devices where it’s installed. However, official download links will be pulled, so it won’t be possible to install Shockwave on new computers. Of course, third-party sources will still host the installers, though sooner or later, everyone should just migrate from Shockwave to alternative products that still receive support. In addition to Shockwave, also is also preparing to retire Flash Playernext year. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 12 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 What ( which software !) is going to replace our "good old " Shockwave Player................??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 I guess, YES........... Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete 12 Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 " I guess, YES........... "...............what YES do you mean ? Which software is going to replace Shockwave Player ????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 20 minutes ago, Pete 12 said: Which software is going to replace Shockwave Player ????????? Adobe would be in a better position to answer that............ Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leland Posted March 11, 2019 Share Posted March 11, 2019 Not software but web technologies like HTML5 Canvas and Web GL. At least that is what the article says is replacing it. With the updated standards many older tool like this can be replaced. Unfortunately not all sites will necessarily do so. It costs money and many older projects may never receive an update. The only constant in life is change... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The AchieVer Posted March 11, 2019 Author Share Posted March 11, 2019 14 minutes ago, leland said: The only constant in life is change... YES................ Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machao Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 On 3/11/2019 at 8:34 PM, The AchieVer said: In addition to Shockwave, also is also preparing to retire Flash Playernext year. "Why me?" - Flash Player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moopster Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Good riddance to Flash, the corporation-distributed exploit platform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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