Adobe flash was shut down for security concerns, but why didn’t they just patch the security flaws?
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In short, because bad actors would find new ones.
Maintenance costs money, and the software was first released in the mid-90s. At some point, you just have to sunset the system because for as long as it’s in widespread use, it’s going to remain a lucrative target for people to find new vulnerabilities to exploit.
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