[New post] Google Chrome drives another nail in Flash’s coffin

sskarthik posted: "Ding, dong, Adobe Flash is almost dead! With execs at major tech companies calling for Adobe to set a firm death date for Flash, Google has taken a more proactive step to push Flash into its grave. Ars Technica informs us that starting on September 1st, G" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on SKarthik.info Google Chrome drives another nail in Flash's coffin by sskarthik Ding, dong, Adobe Flash is almost dead! With execs at major tech companies calling for Adobe to set a firm death date for Flash, Google has taken a more proactive step to push Flash into its grave. Ars Technica informs us that starting on September 1st, Google's Chrome browser will start auto-blocking any ads that use Flash as their programming language. Videos that use Flash will still work on Chrome, however any "non essential" bits of Flash will be blocked. RELATED: I disabled Flash on my computer and I haven't enjoyed the web this much in years This is crucial because Flash-based ads are still a huge part of the reason why Flash is still alive. Blocking these ads might push advertisers Read more... sskarthik | August 28, 2015 at 11:25 pm | Categories: Computers and Internet | URL: http://wp.me/p1eKZE-3hvT Comment    See all comments Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from SKarthik.info. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: https://sskarthik.wordpress.com/2015/08/28/google-chrome-drives-another-nail-in-flashs-coffin/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com

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