Given the level of security flaws in Flash, I'm not surprised by the pushback against it. Using flash in code these days is a bit like trying to make smartphone games with assembly. There's better, more efficient ways to go about it.
That, and I swear Flash upgrades are designed to foist unwanted software on the unobservant. If you're not paying attention, you'll get different browsers, or anti-virus software, or gods-forbid, toolbars added on. Shudder
I remember in the late nineties, I was sitting on a Unix workstation using Netscape, and there was no flash available on any of those platforms (I think this was a DEC Alpha system). Some website arrogantly stated: "Since Flash now is standard -everywhere- you must install flash to view this page". When I finally got to see the webpage, it was a picture of a skull half way submerged underwater where you could see the reflection of the skull in the water moving with the waves. Flash was trashy even back then.
Given the level of security flaws in Flash, I'm not surprised by the pushback against it. Using flash in code these days is a bit like trying to make smartphone games with assembly. There's better, more efficient ways to go about it.
That, and I swear Flash upgrades are designed to foist unwanted software on the unobservant. If you're not paying attention, you'll get different browsers, or anti-virus software, or gods-forbid, toolbars added on. Shudder
I remember in the late nineties, I was sitting on a Unix workstation using Netscape, and there was no flash available on any of those platforms (I think this was a DEC Alpha system). Some website arrogantly stated: "Since Flash now is standard -everywhere- you must install flash to view this page". When I finally got to see the webpage, it was a picture of a skull half way submerged underwater where you could see the reflection of the skull in the water moving with the waves. Flash was trashy even back then.