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Re:Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu by briansmith on Sunday July 05, 2009 @12:18PM (#688367)
Windows/IE runs Flash well (much better than Linux/Firefox), so you'd never need that option.
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Re:Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu by Tichy on Sunday July 05, 2009 @01:44PM (#688484)
Incidentally that is one of the reasons for disliking closed source software. It is impossible to fix Flash on Linux because it is not open. Once you open that Pandora's Box (using closed source software), all sorts of nasty side effects ensue.

(That said, I think the closed source Flash player has improved on Linux, too, and some people even get by with open source clones).

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Re:Windows 7 is the same as Ubuntu by rbanffy on Sunday July 05, 2009 @06:06PM (#688788)
It's quite possible that instead of crashing, you will end up with a spam zombie.
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