It's also possible to fully "backport" WebSockets through a flashembed that acts as an intermediate layer. Flash has about 98% penetration so this should make t

It's also possible to fully "backport" WebSockets through a flashembed that acts as an intermediate layer. Flash has about 98% penetration so this should make the technology usable right now. Especially with an eye to a future where the flashembed will be loaded less and less when browsers start to implement it natively.