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Re:Ask HN: Are there things that Flash did that we still can... by agent008t on Thursday December 01, 2022 @09:29AM (#33816652)
Switch to mobile played a larger role I think. People used to browse on PCs with mouse pointers and keyboards, now they do on phones with touchscreens.
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Re:Ask HN: Are there things that Flash did that we still can... by dspillett on Thursday December 01, 2022 @11:25AM (#33818466)
That would be one of the reasons that “people want the flashy interactions less” – though for good interactive animations, assuming screen-size is not a massive issue, touch could be a more natural interface than a mouse or similar.
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