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In a Flash, Adobe's 64-Bit Flash for Linux Is Back

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"First Adobe's off, then on, then off, then on again... Does anyone there know what they are doing?" wondered blogger Robert Pogson. Sixty-four-bit computers are "pretty standard these days, and GNU/Linux and Android/Linux are making waves. Doesn't Adobe want their product to be where it's happening? Isn't the game about maximizing share to exclude the competition?"

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Comments (4)

caitlyn ·
People are right to question Adobe's (lack of) commitment to Linux. Sadly, there are many useful websites that truly need Flash and despite Robert Pogson's plus for FLOSS equivalents, they still only work sometimes and on some sites. So... I'm glad Adobe is back in the Linux game for now. I just hope they finally move to a full release rather than just a beta and I certainly hope that is followed by security patches and updates when needed. I'm not holding my breath for any of that.
helios ·
Skip Guenter and I have this go-around all the time...is 64 bit on the everyday desktop any better than a 32 bit install. I say it is not and I have benchmarks to back it up. Sure boinc or bitcoin crunching via GPU and CPU will produce measurable results on a 64 bit machine, but for everyday computing, I say it really doesn't make any difference.

Of course, Adobe fading in and out with Flash support for 64 bit is my coup de gras argument...kind of hard to get around it.
dinotrac ·
@ken --

I'm sorry that you fail to see the benefits of 64 bit computing on the desktop.

It's a simple extraction of the Tufnel Principle: If eleven is better than 10, 64 must be waaaay better than 32.
Koriel ·
Hmmm "turn it up to 64" nahh never catch on.

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