Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen told a Web 2.0 panel today that Flash remained a relevant platform, despite Club Cupertino’s much-ballyhooed preference for the rapidly evolving HTML5 standard.
“Flash has changed the world,” Narayen insisted during a panel discussion transcribed and quoted by CNN.
“When you change the world with what you deliver, you’ll have fans and supporters – and you’ll have your detractors. We have continued to innovate, and we will [do so in the future].”
Narayen also emphasized that Adobe welcomed developers interested in designing content and apps for multiple platforms.
“[Really], it’s all about how you control content on the Web. [Yes], Apple would like to keep it closed and proprietary. Well, let the games begin.
“[Of course], Adobe is all about creating the best tools [for both HTML 5 and Flash]. It’s really described in a [very] narrow way [in the media].”
Still, Narayen acknowledged that Flash was rather “tricky” to port over to smaller, mobile devices.
“[But clearly], web video is becoming huge. And in that respect, Flash is better than or equal to the power of any technology out there,” he added.
