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[CNET News.com] Flash, the most widely used browser plug-in, will be barred from the new "Metro" version of Internet Explorer 10 that will ship with Windows 8, IE team leader Dean Hachamovitch announced last night during the company's Build conference. In response, Adobe pointed out that Flash will still work with the more traditional "desktop" interface--but also that the company has other plans for staying relevant.
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[Neowin.net] Adobe: Windows 8 "will support Flash just fine" - Neowin.net: This is where Microsoft's IIS works well, cause it inherently provides this to even HTML5 content, just like it did Silverlight, both being codec agnostic. The Microsoft HTML5 media framework is here now, and replaces Silverlight with HTML5 clients, but has some limitations that are still being added to the HTML5 media framework.
[Holy Moly! - Breaking celebrity news, gossip & celeb pictures - Holy Moly!] Microsoft's new OS to not support Flash, Adobe hit hard | Gadgets ...: As Apple said previously, Flash is a serious ”battery drainer and running IE without Flash 'improves battery life as well as security, reliability and privacy for consumers'. It would appear as if Apple and Microsoft can agree on one thing, their shared negative view towards Flash.
[TG Daily] Adobe Flash banned in Windows Metro IE10 | TG Daily: This could potentially offer x86 tablets some form of competitive advantage, as most WinTel devices will probably allow users to toggle back and forth between Metro and the traditional, Flash-friendly Windows desktop.
[Technology News] Windows 8 Browser Plug-In Position Sparks Adobe Response ...: Plug-ins were important early on in the Web's history. But the Web has come a long way since then with HTML5. Pundits and analysts immediately seized on the news as potentially worrisome for Adobe Flash Player, which .
[Technology and Gadgets] Microsoft ditches Adobe Flash within Metro IE in Windows 8: However, users can flip back over to the desktop version of Windows 8 to install Silverlight and watch Netflix video. If Microsoft decides to create a Metro-only version of the OS for tablets, Flash support would be absent similar to Apple?s approach with the iPad and iPhone. Apple has long been a critic of Adobe Flash and former CEO Steve Jobs constantly stated that Apple should have to wait on a third party developer to improve software for other iPhone and iPad developers to utilize during creation of new apps.
[TiPb - The #1 iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch blog] Windows 8 tablets won't support Adobe Flash either? | TiPb: Like Apple with iOS for iPhone and iPad, Microsoft appears to have no intention of supporting Adobe Flash or other web plugins in the upcoming IE 10 for Metro in Windows 8 tablets.
[Generation New Technology] Windows 8: IE10 Metro without plugin's, Adobe "happy": This will therefore not be the case with the Metro version of IE10, with Flash and even Microsoft’s Silverlight technology being unavailable. "Running IE in the Metro style and without plug-in’s will improve the battery life and security, the reliability and confidentiality of users".
[Technology News] Windows 8 Update: The End of Adobe Flash? | Technology News: This could also be a huge blow to Adobe, since the Metro-style interface will be the first thing home users see when they fire up Windows 8 on their laptops and desktops. It’s possible that Microsoft could adopt Google’s strategy and build Flash right into IE, but that would technically be using a plug-in and thus not be as plug-in free as Microsoft is promising.
[All Free Review Blog] Adobe: yep, your Windows 8 system will support Flash sometimes ...: Those users who opt for the new Metro UI, on the other hand, will be out of luck on the Flash front, thanks to a lack of plug-in support. Between Adobe's work in the HTML5 world and the ability to build Flash-like apps using Air .
[Technology] Windows 8 renewals: Final Adobe Flash?: Will Silverlight compatibility be constructed to the Metro edition of net Explorer 10, or is Silverlight for the internet long gone too? The solution even now has existence as getting a application for developers, so Silverlight for the internet might not be considered a huge damage for your glass windows maker.
[Cult of Mac] Apple Source: Adobe's Flash Is Too Buggy For the iPad | Cult of Mac: I still can’t think of the last time I played a Flash game in my browser, yet I do know that I’ve played Canabalt on my iPod, an app that originated from an online Flash game. Flash-based web content is also being slowly phased out, especially with the movement towards UI-oriented Javascript libraries, such as JQuery, and with adoption of CSS3 in browsers, neither of which require as much processing power as Flash.
[t3knoDorKs] Flash's Future Fades as Windows Close on Adobe | t3knoDorKs: Microsofts code new Windows 8 Metro user interface will not support Adobe Flash or other plug-ins, instead embracing a HTML5 set of web standards, according to Microsofts Internet Explorer organisation personality Dean Hachamovitch. For users who entrance bequest ActiveX controls, theyll have to burst out of a Metro UI and switch to a classic-styled desktop browser.
[IT News Africa news alert] Microsoft snubs Adobe's Flash: Computer giant Microsoft unveiled new features and applications for their forthcoming Windows 8 operating system, but also let slip that Internet Explorer 10 wont support any plug-ins or Adobes Flash, which is popular among many websites.
[Cult of Mac] Adobe CEO: Apple's Flash Changes Have Only 'Muted' Effect | Cult ...: However, Google, an increasingly-competitive rival of .developers and looked at developers as pawns. He ended his blog post (later edited apparently under Adobe edict) this way: Go screw yourself Apple. .
[Latest in Crave] Adobe's Flash barred from Metro browser, but will run on Win 8 ...: Even as he defended Flash, though, Winokur took pains to point out that Adobe is embracing Web standards--HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and more--with the publishing and development tools it sells to people who produce content, write games, stream video, and otherwise use Flash Player today.
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