Eminyakeni engaphezudlwana kweyi-10 edlule, ubuchwepheshe obusetshenziswa kabanzi ekudaleni amakhasi ewebhu, okungenani adumile, kwakuyiFlash, ubuchwepheshe obasivumela ukuthi sakhe izithombe ezinyakazayo ezimangalisayo njengesingeniso samakhasi ewebhu. Kancane kancane yahlukahluka futhi yasetshenziselwa ukudlala amavidiyo, ukudala izikhangiso... kodwa ukufika kobuchwepheshe be-HTML kanye nenani elikhulu lezinkinga zokuphepha ezinikezwe yile nkundla ye-Adobe eminyakeni yakamuva, uphoqe inkampani ukuthi iyishiye ngokuphelele le nkundla yokusakaza, inkundla nayo eshiywe eceleni ezinguqulweni zakamuva zeziphequluli eziyinhloko, ivimbela ngokomdabu ukukhiqizwa kwayo, noma ngabe okuqukethwe kungaphinda kukhiqizwe umsebenzisi ekucacisa.
Esitatimendeni inkampani esithumele kwabezindaba, sithi abathuthukisi bewebhu baqala ukufuna izinketho ngaphambi kuka-2020, usuku inkampani ezoyeka ngayo ukuthumela izibuyekezo kanye nokunikeza ukusekelwa kwe-Flash. Okwamanje okuwukuphela kwenketho esebenzayo i-HTML 5, esivumela futhi ukuthi sakhe izithombe ezinyakazayo, ubuhle obuyinhloko be-Flash, kodwa enosayizi omncane kakhulu. Isisindo samafayela akule fomethi sasingesinye sezizathu eziyinhloko ezenza uSteve Jobs wenqabile kusukela ekuqaleni ukunikeza ukuhambisana ne-iOS.
Ngonyaka odlule kwakunzima kakhulu kuFlash, unyaka lapho isibuyekezo esisha ngasinye sisibonise izinkinga ezintsha zokuphepha, ezivumela abangani babanye abantu ukuthi bafinyelele ikhompuyutha yethu cishe ngaphandle kwenkinga, kulapho i-Adobe iqala khona ukucabangela ukuthi kungenzeka yini ukuqhubeka nokuthuthukisa isofthiwe cishe yayingasasebenzi noma yayilahla ngokuphelele. Ekugcineni bakhethe inketho enengqondo kakhulu, beshiya le nkundla, kodwa banikele isikhathi esanele sokuthi abathuthukisi baqale ukulungisa amakhasi abo ewebhu.