if that API results in crashes due to bad drivers on 0.5% of machines Ahem. I have yet to see a linux machine where flash doesn't crash constantly. I strongly

if that API results in crashes due to bad drivers on 0.5% of machines Ahem. I have yet to see a linux machine where flash doesn't crash constantly. I strongly doubt the platform inconsistencies are due to a willful decision from either Macromedia or Adobe. I'd say there is simply incompetence and neglect at work here, "who cares about that 1% linux users anyways". Speaking of which, if you want any specific feedback forwarded to said Linux maintainer, I can do so ;) Adobe needs to learn that a significant portion of developers (not end-users) do all their work and testing on linux machines. By denying these developers a reasonable flash expirience Adobe is negatively influencing more platform decisions than they can probably imagine. Flash is completely out of the consideration for most linux developers because for them it's not the fluid expirience you see on Mac or Windows, for them it's "that nasty thing that always freezes and crashes". Pissing off the top 1% of your most important target audience (developers!) like that is, well, not exactly smart.