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Adobe Flash on Mac Gets Second Critical Security Update in Just Two Weeks
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I am so used to not having flash that if anything prompts me for it, it automatically Triggers my 'Virus' sense.
Nobody actually needs flash player, they could do without it just fine if they wanted - if you want it bad enough, you'll find a way.. if not, you'll find an excuse.
Chrome (Google) or Flash, don't know which is worse......
It's always really entertaining to read the posts from people who "deleted flash a year ago" who think the rest of the world has no need for it.
Flash is used for more than Ads and videos of cats. Yes, most of your cat videos are now HTML5.
There is still an entire industry of flash usage.
Flash is used for more than Ads and videos of cats. Yes, most of your cat videos are now HTML5.
There is still an entire industry of flash usage.
Damn those website developers who still deploy flash based content.
I uninstalled Flash a while ago and occasionally there is content I need to see. I have an old Windows box for that sort of thing, but what a PITA. We need a constitutional amendment to forever banish Flash from the internet.
I uninstalled Flash a while ago and occasionally there is content I need to see. I have an old Windows box for that sort of thing, but what a PITA. We need a constitutional amendment to forever banish Flash from the internet.
It seems that people are viewing this as "Adobe originally coded Flash really poorly, and now they are cleaning up their mess", but I don't think it's that simple. I just think that it's a very complex piece of machinery with thousands of lines of legacy code, and many different attack vectors. The fact that Adobe is searching for these issues, and releasing updates on a regular basis should be seen as a good thing. While I agree that Flash has seen its day, and newer tech is replacing it, I am feeling a bit bad that Adobe's efforts are being bashed. If they *didn't * do anything about known issues, or took a really long time, then I could see justification for public bashing. 
Thanks for that advice. And what do I do with the sites that I need for my business that use Flash? You guys love to make these proclamations, but don't give an answer to those that might like to give up Flash, but can't. I know what to do. I can give up my income so I can satisfy all of you folks that say I should get rid of Flash. Will you support me? Didn't think so.
The Weather Network is a one example of a bad apple. Videos no longer worked in Safari for Mac (sans Flash) because they are using Flash, but if you change the User-Agent string, then the same video is loaded up using HTML5 video. Seems that they are holding onto old tech as long as possible just to insert some ads, or something.
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You can use Safari (or Firefox) and Chrome side-by-side. Just fire up Chrome when you need to view Flash content. At least while the support is built-in...
[doublepost=1477581532][/doublepost]Is this article late coming out? I already have Version 23.0.0.205 installed, and I don't remember doing it this week.
Or that all websites stop using it and adopt JavaScript or HTML5, so we can stop this annoying and continuous cycle of Adobe Flash vulnerabilities and security threats with constant patches.
I've been developing educational software since the punch card days, and spent my (painful) time with Flash/AS. I utterly despise it, and what the vast majority of people used it for. However, Flash still has a lot of advantages for online software that is intensive (heavy CPU due to complex graphics, accurate animation speed, keyboard response time importance while animations are happening, dynamically changing many things on the screen simultaneously, 3D, etc.).
We recently hired a company in India (we didn't have 20 spare developers in-house) to convert 20 years of online math/science simulations to HTML5. That was completed last year, although a few of the simulations are still really sluggish on some computers. Also, not all browsers/tablets support 3d WebGL content. Schools tend to be two to three years behind in technology which also makes things tough.
We are continuing to migrate our most complex product to HTML5, and building all new products that way. It is still a giant challenge to get the functionality we want/need in the product, but HTML5 will continue to improve and it is the only option moving forward (at least for the near future).
I hate Flash, but it does still have a place in the world. In two years it will be gone in a very rapid "flash." In my opinion.
We recently hired a company in India (we didn't have 20 spare developers in-house) to convert 20 years of online math/science simulations to HTML5. That was completed last year, although a few of the simulations are still really sluggish on some computers. Also, not all browsers/tablets support 3d WebGL content. Schools tend to be two to three years behind in technology which also makes things tough.
We are continuing to migrate our most complex product to HTML5, and building all new products that way. It is still a giant challenge to get the functionality we want/need in the product, but HTML5 will continue to improve and it is the only option moving forward (at least for the near future).
I hate Flash, but it does still have a place in the world. In two years it will be gone in a very rapid "flash." In my opinion.
Flash is such a black eye for Adobe. Adobe spent countless millions of dollars long ago buying Macromedia to get Flash (Adobe didn't develop/invent Flash) Only to discover years down the line that it is a hackasaurus giganticus horriblis.
They know they've got to dump this streaming turd, but someone's ego at Adobe Executive is tied to it and won't let it go without a fight.
They know they've got to dump this streaming turd, but someone's ego at Adobe Executive is tied to it and won't let it go without a fight.
