
The much larger company, Macromedia, acquired the developer of FutureSplash and renamed the product Flash. Its primary competition was the more widely established Macromedia Shockwave, which was a raster animation system. In the beginning, Flash Player was well-loved since it provided advanced capabilities that have only recently been replaced with equal or better technology.Īdobe Flash Player began life as FutureSplash Animator in 1995, offering a lightweight vector-based drawing and animation system that was perfect for the early internet. Some made the decision much earlier, citing performance issues and security concerns. Adobe has finally given up on its Flash Player browser plugin technology and every major browser has agreed that it is time to move on.
