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Great, Adobe, so you are able to code something properly. So now maybe you'll think about addressing the Mac and Linux plugins? Which are still horrible?

shade 17y ago
I don't know about Linux, but the 10.1 plugin for the Mac (currently in beta) I believe is supposed to have significantly better performance -- ahead of the Windows version, in some cases. I may have to install the beta and test before I sell my MacBook...
- danudey 17y ago
  I've got it installed, actually, so I can give some basic feedback. 10.1 is definitely faster when playing h.264 movies. I used Vimeo as an example, and CPU use by Flash alone went from ~95% to ~85%. Hooray! It also seems like it might be more responsive playing other content, but I don't really do that because most other Flash content is junk. Note, if anyone is thinking of trying it out: some websites don't work because they check that your Flash version is '10' and not '>= 10'. A friend who upgraded had to use a website that required flash, but was unable to. This is obviously a developer problem, not a flash problem, but be aware. Oh, and you can't downgrade. Once you upgrade, you're stuck (unless you are willing to dig around). In the end, I don't care. I already block flash because most uses of flash are obnoxious and irritating; now with 10.1, I can block a newer, more responsive version of Flash. Sorry Adobe, it's great that you're pretending you care and all, but it's too little too late. You've ignored us for years, you stuck us with a shitty Flash player and now you're telling us how lucky we are to have had it. I'm done with you.
  - bbatsell 17y ago
    You definitely can downgrade — you just have to download the uninstaller from Adobe's website [1] before reinstalling 10.0. After giving 10.1 a try and it being so ridiculously buggy, I had to give up. [1]: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html
smackfu 17y ago
Funny thing is that in the recent blog post about fixing issues with the Mac plugin, people complained about Linux and mobile browsing.
- philjackson 17y ago
  Why's it funny? The Linux plug-in /is/ terrible.
  - radley 17y ago
    I think his point is no matter what Adobe fixes or does right, many people on HackerNews are strictly anti-Flash and insist on adding Strawman and other noob debating responses.
lanstein 17y ago
And fixing all those Acrobat vulns

shade 17y ago

I don't know about Linux, but the 10.1 plugin for the Mac (currently in beta) I believe is supposed to have significantly better performance -- ahead of the Windows version, in some cases. I may have to install the beta and test before I sell my MacBook...

danudey 17y ago
I've got it installed, actually, so I can give some basic feedback. 10.1 is definitely faster when playing h.264 movies. I used Vimeo as an example, and CPU use by Flash alone went from ~95% to ~85%. Hooray! It also seems like it might be more responsive playing other content, but I don't really do that because most other Flash content is junk. Note, if anyone is thinking of trying it out: some websites don't work because they check that your Flash version is '10' and not '>= 10'. A friend who upgraded had to use a website that required flash, but was unable to. This is obviously a developer problem, not a flash problem, but be aware. Oh, and you can't downgrade. Once you upgrade, you're stuck (unless you are willing to dig around). In the end, I don't care. I already block flash because most uses of flash are obnoxious and irritating; now with 10.1, I can block a newer, more responsive version of Flash. Sorry Adobe, it's great that you're pretending you care and all, but it's too little too late. You've ignored us for years, you stuck us with a shitty Flash player and now you're telling us how lucky we are to have had it. I'm done with you.
- bbatsell 17y ago
  You definitely can downgrade — you just have to download the uninstaller from Adobe's website [1] before reinstalling 10.0. After giving 10.1 a try and it being so ridiculously buggy, I had to give up. [1]: http://kb2.adobe.com/cps/141/tn_14157.html

smackfu 17y ago

Funny thing is that in the recent blog post about fixing issues with the Mac plugin, people complained about Linux and mobile browsing.

philjackson 17y ago
Why's it funny? The Linux plug-in /is/ terrible.
- radley 17y ago
  I think his point is no matter what Adobe fixes or does right, many people on HackerNews are strictly anti-Flash and insist on adding Strawman and other noob debating responses.

lanstein 17y ago

And fixing all those Acrobat vulns