> Where a format didn’t exist, we invented one – such as with Flash and Shockwav...

favorited · on July 25, 2017

But surely "we" includes Macromedia, if Adobe itself included Macromedia after the acquisition?

redindian75 · on July 25, 2017

Actually Macromedia didnt invent it either. A small company called "FutureSplash" had a software called FutureSplash Animator. Macromedia bought it in the late 90s

thousande · on July 25, 2017

The two companies kind of merged and Adobe continued to employ some of the original members from the Flash team

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Lynch_(computing)

https://daringfireball.net/2005/04/adobe_translation

mulmen · on July 25, 2017

That's disingenuous. Adobe didn't invent Flash, they bought the company that did. Adobe's strategy is based on them having resources to acquire, not create.

baby · on July 25, 2017

This letter might have been written by one of the guy in the original Macromedia team.