Nigel,
Flash still have 90%+ of penetration. I just uninstalled by firefox. Which had 91 security advisories last year. This year it's @ 71, and it's only July. -----Original Message----- From: Nigel Hillier [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 2:18 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Flex/Flash Viable still? <http://www.ketv.com/money/firefox-blocks-flash-and-facebook-calls-for-its-d e> http://www.ketv.com/money/firefox-blocks-flash-and-facebook-calls-for-its-de ath/34154590 If I uninstall flash from my dev machine to protect it ..... (which has all manner of passwords, confidential data etc, just like yours, I guess?) .... it makes it rather difficult to continue as a flex dev ;) -----Original Message----- From: Nigel Hillier [ <mailto:[email protected]> mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 15 July 2015 09:15 To: <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] Subject: Flex/Flash Viable still? I have approx. 1000 days "invested" in flex programming Is there any point in continuing, if the security reputation is so poor that users have almost no choice but to uninstall ( or run it only on equipment disconnected from real life, surrounded by firewalls, moats, Doberman dogs ) For those with apps already "in-the-wild", is user reassurance becoming a large part of your standard month task-list? How many have a standard email template for "another security flaw discovered, update flash player immediately again (and scan for this malware) ? <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/08/adobe_flash_hacking_team_update/> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/07/08/adobe_flash_hacking_team_update/ <http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/13/its-time-to-uninstall-adobes-flas h> http://appleinsider.com/articles/15/07/13/its-time-to-uninstall-adobes-flash -from-your-mac---heres-how I'm on the fence but learning over it somewhat- Giving up the ghost? I must look to see if VB has improved in the 7 years since I last used it. N
