Adobe shifts focus to HTML5, Javascript and CSS as viable substitutes for Flash

Adobe Fellow Mark Anders:"Flash is still critical for making games for the web as well as high quality video."Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Toronto: A day after Adobe announced its updated Creative Suite 6 (CS6) and its new Creative Cloud initiave in San Francisco, some of Adobe's key fellows were in Toronto for FITC  (Future. Innovation. Technology. Creativity) 2012 to discuss the new features and business direction that Adobe is taking with its new products. 

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Adobe to Launch CS6 and Creative Cloud Tomorrow (updated)

Adobe plans to launch its latest and greatest Creative Suite 6 and  and its unifiying Creative Cloud tomorrow in San Francisco. Presiding will be Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen, l also be streamed over the Web beginning at 10 a.m. Pacific Time on Adobe's launch site. The presentation will be available later for replay at tv.adobe.com. 

The Creative Cloud service is a subscription modelt that gives online access to all of the CS6 apps starting at $49.99 per month per user account. 

-(update) - This just in from Adobe. Click here for the comprehensive press release.

This morning, Adobe announced the following new innovations to their service offerings:

• Adobe Creative Cloud is a radical new way of providing digital tools and services that will change the game for creatives worldwide
• For Designers, the combination of Adobe CS6 and Adobe Creative Cloud, delivers the ultimate toolkit for creating content for print, the Web and mobile devices
• Production Premium CS6’s Focus on Performance and Feature Innovation is accelerating the market switch to Adobe Video Tools
• For Web pros, HTML5 tooling takes center stage with release of Adobe CS6 and Creative Cloud
• For Photoshop CS6, high-impact imaging innovation and huge performance gains deliver a must-have release