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Marvin said:

Netflix found that H.265 offered better quality than VP9:

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/Netflix-Finds-x265-20-More-Efficient-than-VP9-113346.aspx

Actually things changed just a few months later: [...] Netflix changed those statements, stating that by making several changes to its VP9 encoding parameters, these “tunings can reduce or even reverse [the] gap between VP9 and HEVC.”

http://www.streamingmedia.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/The-State-of-Codecs-2017-117269.aspx


Latest statement from Netflix is: Aaron explained that Netflix currently deployed HEVC primarily on Smart TVs, and saw the codec as integral to its HDR strategy. For computers and mobile, however, H.264 and VP9 are Netflix's primary codecs, and the focus of most of its current research, which will soon include AV1.

http://www.streamingmediaglobal.com/Articles/Editorial/Featured-Articles/NAB-17-Codec-Roundup-118062.aspx

AppleInsider said:

Citing pressure from HTML5, WebGL, and WebAssembly, Adobe has announced that it will end development and distribution of Flash Player at the end of 2020, and encourage content creators to migrate any existing Flash content to open formats.

Actually Apple was only moderately interested in open formats. Apple wanted developers to move to native apps distributed through Apple-controlled AppStore, instead of the multi-platform third party development tool capable of distributing apps through every website. In fact once Flash was wounded to death, also the HTML5 promotion slowed.

anantksundaram said:

dougd said:

How could they possibly install software on a locked phone ?

This is an interesting question. I've been wondering the same. 

As far as I know, silent security updates do not need user approval.

In my opinion Cook should had managed in a completely different way:
First, to admit that since they can do it, they have to do it because of judge order, even if they don't like it.
Second, to immediately release an iOS update that prevent any future use of this technique (or similar), even if attempted by Apple itself.
The best for all parties with bonus increased privacy.