By this argument, Netflix apps should also play Flash because Netflix "does streaming." How the hell do you expect them to deal with the controls on flash movie

By this argument, Netflix apps should also play Flash because Netflix "does streaming." How the hell do you expect them to deal with the controls on flash movies that explicitly expect a point/click device rather than a remote control? There is no good reason to arbitrarily add Flash support to a set top box that doesn't even have a web browser in the first place. The Apple TV has nothing to do with Flash or any anti-Flash stance.