Let's compare the situation with the auto industry:
Car fueled with petroleum are bad for the environment. Everybody knows that.
The vast majority of cars currently on the road are running on petroleum however.
While forcing automakers to build electric is a great step in the right direction, we can't ban highway access to the millions of drivers running on gas.
Yes HTML 5 is clean, open, versatile. Yes electric cars are clean, beneficial and economic.
But technology is in constant motion and it's evolution is meant to make this world a better one. You can't however, replace a widely spread technology overnight. This is just wrong that Apple is blocking the door to millions of users, web designers, advertising facilities...
I do agree that HTML5 will help everybody in the long run, but I can't accept Apple's attitude.
Finally, I don't know any Apple user who doesn't use Photoshop. Yes I know YOU might not have it, but the largest portion of Mac users are in the grpahic/video/audio industry. And politics aside, it doesn't make sense that apple is becoming such an enemy to Adobe. Well it does cause Apple is making money from it's toys (iPhone, iPod, iPad...) not computers anymore...
Everybody saying that Flash is obsolete, to refer one more time to the graphics industry, I'm not aware of one professional and recognized Photographer's portfolio not made with Flash.
+ Flash doesn't crash on Firefox and other browswers. The 1.4% of Safari users should consider switching.