In 2005, Macromedia was acquired by Adobe Systems for approximately $3.4 billion. Under Macromedia’s patronage, Flash quickly gained both market share and new features, including scripting and data access capabilities.
Adobe Systems, however, declined the offer, which led to FutureWave Software getting acquired by Macromedia and its subsequent rebranding to Macromedia Flash 1.0. In 1995, FutureWave Software approached Adobe Systems and offered SmartSketch for sale. The rising popularity of the internet at the time made FutureWave Software realize that their vector drawing application had had the potential to challenge Macromedia Shockwave, a multimedia platform for building interactive multimedia applications and video games. In this article, we explain why Adobe Flash matters and why you, as a Mac user, should care about its inevitable demise.Īdobe Flash started its arduous life in the 90s, when its precursor, named SmartSketch, was published by FutureWave Software. Plagued by security issues, Adobe Flash has always been a thorn in the flesh of software developers such as Apple and Microsoft, who finally said that enough is enough and decided to get rid of it. By now, you’ve probably heard that the future of Adobe Flash isn’t bright.
