Flash Player is about to stop working on Windows 10

Re:Flash Player is about to stop working on Windows 10 by EvanAnderson on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @05:49PM (#25587188)

I broke that functionality in Chrome so I could control when it updated. I didn't accept it. I won't accept it. I would encourage others not to accept it.

I will abandon platforms that take away my control. That's not tenable for a lot of people. There's just a lot of "cool stuff" that I don't get to use if there isn't a Free solution. I deal with it. I hate it, but I deal with it.

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Re:Flash Player is about to stop working on Windows 10 by JadeNB on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @07:50PM (#25588246)

> I broke that functionality in Chrome so I could control when it updated. I didn't accept it. I won't accept it. I would encourage others not to accept it.

> I will abandon platforms that take away my control.

If you are still using Google Chrome, then it sounds like you will work to avoid the limitations of platforms that take away your control, which is very different from avoiding them.

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Re:Flash Player is about to stop working on Windows 10 by EvanAnderson on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @11:27PM (#25589603)

I did not accept Chrome's "evergreen" functionality-- I didn't say that I don't use Chrome.

I continue to use various hobbled Chrome versions when circumstances dictate. I use Firefox when I can.

I wish I didn't need Chrome from time to time. If my underlying OS prevents me from hobbling Chrome I'll ultimately have to abandon Chrome (and probably the OS).

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