01-28-2010, 09:43 AM
JavaScript is not a plug-in and even if it was, the Javascript engine in Safari is not third party. Likewise, Apple maintains their own builds of Java. Apple does not build the Flash plug-in.
Flash became entrenched because of the proprietary Real, Windows Media, and QuickTime wars. It was easier to ensure people had Flash installed rather than three different media architectures. That's my opinion anyway.
I don't hate Flash. It works okay. Unfortunately, Flash is poorly optimized for most of my hardware and often poorly implemented. Flash for web navigation needs to die sooner rather than later.
Flash became entrenched because of the proprietary Real, Windows Media, and QuickTime wars. It was easier to ensure people had Flash installed rather than three different media architectures. That's my opinion anyway.
I don't hate Flash. It works okay. Unfortunately, Flash is poorly optimized for most of my hardware and often poorly implemented. Flash for web navigation needs to die sooner rather than later.