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I know that Adobe has been getting a lot of crap recently for it's run ins with Apple and the problems that Flash has running on Apple hardware. But I suspect t
by Locke1689 17y ago
I know that Adobe has been getting a lot of crap recently for it's run ins with Apple and the problems that Flash has running on Apple hardware. But I suspect that might have a bit more to do with Apple than with Adobe.
You would be wrong. There is no convincing reason why Flash should perform so poorly on POSIX operating systems.
- sketerpot 17y agoThe reason is complacency. For a long time, Flash was the king of its niche, so they didn't bother to make it perform better on systems other than Windows. Adobe needs a kick in the pants. It's the same way with Acrobat Reader. How many people use alternative PDF readers? Bear in mind that HN is a very biased sample.