Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Virtually all browser plugins for video are free of charge and cross-platform , including Adobe 's offering of Flash Video , which was first introduced with Flash version 6 . Flash Video has been a popular choice for websites due to the large installed user base and programmability of Flash .
Simplified: From Flash version 2 to 8 it was called `` Macromedia Flash '' , now it is called `` Adobe Flash '' .