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Flash Player had something like 97% penetration, so for all intents and purposes it was something that you could always consider as being "there" - and users di
by badsectoracula 9y ago
Flash Player had something like 97% penetration, so for all intents and purposes it was something that you could always consider as being "there" - and users didn't mind having to install it.
I think a lot of techies underestimate people's willingness to install stuff on their PCs, especially when that stuff is needed to do tasks they really want and are a couple of clicks away.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 9y agoPeople use the "average user" as a strawman. He is simultaneously too stupid not to install malware that claims to be a fax, and yet unwilling to exert even the slightest effort to install software he needs to get things done.
- mschuster91 9y ago> and yet unwilling to exert even the slightest effort to install software he needs to get things done. Enterprises often disabled (or heavily whitelisted) both Flash and Java in the browser due to malware concerns as they were (and still are) an effective vector for malware.