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Orlando

Whatever reason Apple has for not liking Flash (I have yet to see a definitive explanation) all this negative press about Flash, coupled with the Flash/HTML5 debate can only be a good thing. In my view, Flash has way more things wrong with it (breaking the semantic web) than the benefits it brings to the table. If all this discussion either prompts Adobe to fix all that, or something better is suggested instead (HTML5?), it can only be a good thing.

This may sound naive, but I'm assuming that the vast majority of the machines used in botnets are Windows PCs? So has any attempt been made to make Microsoft take some of the responsibility of this phenomenon on and do something about it?

Equally - you have more than the average number of legs

Mod this guy up, I couldn't have said it better myself.

It can be used in offices where other file formats are used and represents a great cost saving for organisations

What costs are saved by adopting this file format?

Although I have big problems with the way a lot of people use Flash, I don't have problems with Flash itself.

Orlando...

..that technology alone does not make a good film. In the case of Avatar, not even a mediocre one.

..who will investigate the handling of swine flu information?

There's always the possibility..

Indeed, see my previous post. It then comes down to probability that the laptop is stolen compared to the hassle of encrypting the drive. And in most cases, it is not worth the hassle.