Fitting a Need

Flash has made the internet more usable throughout the years. It originally filled the need for a compact, online animation player. It then fit the need for creative websites and cross-browser compatibility. It then met the need for streaming videos online.

But what does the internet need now?

Flash started as a praised third-party plug-in and was ultimately eliminated because it was a third-party plug-in. The companies who have owned and developed Flash over the years have successfully moved to meet the needs of the internet.

However, Flash has never been a built-in web standard. It will always be a product owned by a third-party, and it cannot escape from that.

Web standards and technology have finally reached a point where a third-party tool isn't necessary to make the internet work.

And that's what the internet needs.