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It looks like Adobe is moving to get its Flash software out of 32 bit and into the more up-to-date 64-bit versions.
True, it is doing so at glacial speed, but given that it did not look like it would bother at one point many of us were wondering what it was playing at.
Until today, Adobe stopped providing updates on the experimental 64-bit Flash Player for Linux.
However, now it seems that they have just released a beta Flash Player 11 and it includes native 64-bit support for Linux and Windows.
In fact, when Adobe killed off its experimental 64-bit Flash Player earlier this year, it promised that it would release a 64-bit version of Flash Player for Linux when they release the next major version.
Certainly early reports are that with Flash Player 11, the performance has improved and flash video is now a lot smoother.
To be fair to Adobe, there are not that many 64 bit browsers out there. Microsoft and Mozilla offer experimental versions. Adobe had been offering a preview release of Flash Player with the codename "Square" which includes full support for 64-bit web browsers on Windows, Mac OS, and Linux computers from Adobe Labs.
Meanwhile most of the hardware and software out there is increasingly moving to 64-bit, Adobe had been holding back the industry when it comes to 64-bit internet use.
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Dang, you know, I'm not sure if there's a 64-bit version of Adobe Reader available yet. If not, they're clearly holding up the development of 64-bit operating systems and the entire desktop publishing and electronic document creation industry!
That's like saying because there was no 64-bit version of Microsoft Office, Microsoft was directly responsible for holding back 64-bit operating systems including MacOS or Linux. In what universe does your logic make any sense?
Or should we be asking what you've been smoking?
from ZD, came some work that got 64 bit O/S Stable,spring2008,-While smackjackin' asRock890, then pulling back to 790 monacur'. finnally Vista Ran & 64 bit, High Jack by drashek,ME, still IE had to retrofit 32 bit browser into 64 bit O/S. Just wasn't time for Macromedia AKA Dope Lab, to challenge its self.
Now 50% of IE64 items passing thru play well, mostly imbeded graphics streams, Ads seem to pick up first. Now apparently beta 64 flash is workable, yet about half dozenth time dougher dopey has claimed 64 bit is functional.Lame Dopey, Moster Down at End of Link dolby Street, Finally Push comes To Shove.
drashek From DD Symbol to Dopey, Crash&Burn.