By 2010, mobile devices wanted nothing to do with it. Steve Jobs called it “the No. 1 reason Macs crash.” By 2020, Adobe finally pulled the plug.

Compatibility note: Do not install today unless you enjoy visiting security vulnerability museums.

Here’s an interesting, slightly nostalgic review for , written as if looking back from the future: Title: The Digital Lighter That Lit the Web on Fire (Then Burned It Down)

Released in 2008, Flash Player 10 arrived at the peak of the wild, chaotic, glitter-soaked era of the internet. This was before HTML5 grew up, before Steve Jobs wrote that open letter, and when “viral” meant a stick figure fighting a ninja on Newgrounds.