On Wed, 2008-11-19 at 19:19 +0000, Paul Battley wrote: > 2008/11/19 Ian Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Adobe notes that 98 percent of computers have Flash installed, and it is > > becoming crucial to have it to enjoy the Internet. That is of course, > > unless you own an iPhone. > > This is what scares me about Flash. Adobe's gaining a monopoly over > the internet. Being dependent on one company is a practical drawback > as well as an ideological one: there's no Flash for 64-bit Linux, for > example, let alone more obscure platforms, and this is a practical > barrier to the emergence of new technologies. >
They are increasing the availability of Flash as there is an alpha version of Flash 10 for 64-bit Linux that you can download from http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/flashplayer10/ Adam - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/
