AppleInsider StaffEarlier this week, when it was discovered the new MacBook Air models ship without Flash installed, some assumed the change was made because of the ongoing rivalry between Adobe and Apple. But Apple spokesman Bill Evans gave Engadget an official comment on Friday saying otherwise.
"We're happy to continue to support Flash on the Mac, and the best way for users to always have the most up to date and secure version is to download it directly from Adobe," Evans reportedly said.
He also went on to say that all Macs in the future will not have Adobe Flash preinstalled, though it was said that some hardware already in the channels may come with Flash.
Apple and Adobe have been at odds in 2010, in a feud that gained considerable steam after Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs published an open letter criticizing Flash as old technology that is unfit for the modern era of mobile computers. Apple does not allow Flash onto its iOS-powered devices, including the iPhone and iPad.
Jobs also revealed that Flash is the number one reason for crashes on the Mac platform. For its part, Adobe fired back and said that any crashes of Flash in Mac OS X are not related to its software, but are instead the fault of Apple's operating system.
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There you go! No need to freak out.
Good explanation. This will force people to get the latest version of Adobe Flash, if they really want Flash support, and not a legacy version that is outdated that came pre-installed with the computer.
I believe this is what Apple will be doing with future versions of Java also. Get the latest version from Oracle (Java developer) instead of relying on an older version from Apple...
In other news, Steve Jobs, in a conference call, says that Windows is "open".
In other words, welcome to the new world of Apple double-speak. It's new for Apple to deliberately misdirect the public like this. This process began when, on the day that Facetime was announced, Steve said he'd make it open-source the following day. It still isn't open-source. Here with Flash, how many people won't bother to download the software after they get their Mac? Even if it's 10% of customers, that's still an advantage for HTML5.
Don't trust everything Apple says, anymore, until they do it. The "reality distortion field" is back, and taken to another level.
In other news, Steve Jobs, in a conference call, says that Windows is "open".
In other words, welcome to the new world of Apple double-speak. It's new for Apple to deliberately misdirect the public like this. This process began when, on the day that Facetime was announced, Steve said he'd make it open-source the following day. It still isn't open-source. Here with Flash, how many people won't bother to download the software after they get their Mac? Even if it's 10% of customers, that's still an advantage for HTML5.
Don't trust everything Apple says, anymore, until they do it. The "reality distortion field" is back, and taken to another level.
Jobs said they would go to an open standards body the next day. He did not say that the standards committee would have it reviewed, ratified, and have it delivered on a milled aluminium platter to you the next day.
As for HTML5 being an advantage, it?s its own advantage for many aspects of modern computing. Heck, there are modern OSes that are built using it and I can?t say that about Adobe Flash. Also, Adobe themselves have removed their blinders by actually announcing an HTMl5 video widget.
There you go! No need to freak out.
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How many will never ever bother to down load flash .
I am happy at the new html 5 coming forth to take over the whole game. 9