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To: Doren who wrote (9818)	9/15/2011 7:54:01 PM
From: Doren	Respond to of 32692

Flash’s Future Fades As Windows Close on Adobe wired.com The future of Flash looks dimmer and dimmer as another major player in the mobile space shuns support of the platform. Microsoft’s brand new Windows 8 Metro user interface will not support Adobe Flash or other plug-ins, instead embracing the HTML5 set of web standards, according to Microsoft’s Internet Explorer team leader Dean Hachamovitch. For users who access legacy ActiveX controls, they’ll have to jump out of the Metro UI and switch to the classic-styled desktop browser.

To: Doren who wrote (9818)	9/15/2011 11:51:44 PM
From: Pete Mason	Respond to of 32692

Yeah, I've gotta admit, I just don't miss Flash. And I'm a fan of it---well I have to be, I have a lot of friends at Adobe lol--but I pretty much never run into a site on my iPad where lack of flash causes a meaningful problem. Truth be told, I seem to encounter less and less of it on my "normal" (i.e. desktop) browsing. It amuses me to see ad copy for the latest & greatest phone/tablet, "Runs FLASH!!!!!!!!" I'd have to guess well more than half of the potential consumers don't even understand why that is unique or interesting, and of the people who understand, the vast majority don't really care.... -- Pete