Get this straight, a plugin in a
browser running in user space can
crash OS X ?
But I thought that everything just worked? How
can anyone design an operating system where a
plugin in a browser can crash it? Kernel mode
drivers, yes, hardware faults, yes. But
Applications do not get to crash an
operating system unless that os is
extremely poorly designed.
Truth is, of course, that Flash *do not* crash
Macs. Flash may crash Firefox or Safari (but
not in Snow Leopard).
No, the real issue is that Steve has grown
power arrogant and wants complete control over
macs, iphones, ipods and the new giant ipods.
If Flash, Java, Silverlight or any other RIA
technology is allowed onto his devices
(they are not ours anymore), he will lose
control. Suddenly we would buy apps from
*outside* the appstore. Imagine that! Customers
buying from somewhere where Apple does not get
its 30%! Hilarious!
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