Comments on: Flash Player 8 on the Mac http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/ Mike Downey is the Principal Evangelist for Platform Business Development at Adobe Systems and focuses on Adobe's platform technologies including AIR, Flash, and Flex. This is his personal blog. The views expressed on this site are his and his alone and do not necessarily reflect the views of Adobe Systems, it's employees or partners in any way. Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:59:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: legal bud http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-16892 legal bud Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:06:50 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-16892 After these two concerts, I felt that I had done the gamut. Of course, there were many other things I didn’ t get to do like the opera, the IRCAM experimental music facility, or the Shins, who were there on my last night in Paris. Yet I did have one more musical experience, which was attending what many regard as the finest techno club in Paris, Rex Club. The people I’ ve said this to have a kind of aversion immediately to the word“ techno,” but really that’ s what it was, and it was good. And like my other... After these two concerts, I felt that I had done the gamut. Of course, there were many other things I didn’ t get to do like the opera, the IRCAM experimental music facility, or the Shins, who were there on my last night in Paris. Yet I did have one more musical experience, which was attending what many regard as the finest techno club in Paris, Rex Club. The people I’ ve said this to have a kind of aversion immediately to the word“ techno,” but really that’ s what it was, and it was good. And like my other…

]]> By: Christopher L. Van [L.Ninja] http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-16652 Christopher L. Van [L.Ninja] Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:56:27 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-16652 This is just nuts. I am a very die hard mac fan as well, I work with MIT (who has a hell of a lot of macs) and our offices in Boston to design Recommendation engines..... Anyway, I noticed that MIT is now using a lot less Flash, I am very sad to hear about people hopping ship due to Flash's short comings on the MAC. It's amazing how powerful apps can be. I just felt the need to post.. it's all the same story over here. Maybe we can remote desktop into pcs and run a browser for simple flash animations? Hahaha... my goodness. This is just nuts. I am a very die hard mac fan as well, I work with MIT (who has a hell of a lot of macs) and our offices in Boston to design Recommendation engines…..

Anyway, I noticed that MIT is now using a lot less Flash, I am very sad to hear about people hopping ship due to Flash’s short comings on the MAC. It’s amazing how powerful apps can be.

I just felt the need to post.. it’s all the same story over here. Maybe we can remote desktop into pcs and run a browser for simple flash animations? Hahaha… my goodness.

]]> By: Yvon http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-16050 Yvon Sun, 24 Feb 2008 07:08:02 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-16050 Mike Downey & Emmy Huang, I've sent you a bug report from my G3 900MHz iBook running 10.4.11, 768MB RAM, Quartz Extreme enabled. Same performance under 10.3. G4 hardware platform is no different, with regard to more-than-poorest performance in Flash player. Please fix this buggy stuff. If the transparent mode thing is the fix - why not roll out a browser plugin with that enabled? SOMETHING so that it works? You folks have the keys to the house with Apple's engineers - i'm sure they'd help you. Everyone in the world - from the most basic, average Joe/Joelle surfer - to the professional web designer need your help with this bug. Should they all really have to file bug reports? If you want a test machine - you can try mine! Contact me any time and i'll FedEx it. I don't know what else you need, but even if someone at Adobe would borrow someone's G3 or G4 ... with a working screen and battery/AC adapter -- they'd notice the problem right away. Flash owns the web for animation & UI. You might not realize it but you're shutting out a lot of respectable customers. Thanks, Yvon Mike Downey & Emmy Huang,

I’ve sent you a bug report from my G3 900MHz iBook running 10.4.11, 768MB RAM, Quartz Extreme enabled. Same performance under 10.3. G4 hardware platform is no different, with regard to more-than-poorest performance in Flash player. Please fix this buggy stuff. If the transparent mode thing is the fix - why not roll out a browser plugin with that enabled? SOMETHING so that it works?

You folks have the keys to the house with Apple’s engineers - i’m sure they’d help you. Everyone in the world - from the most basic, average Joe/Joelle surfer - to the professional web designer need your help with this bug. Should they all really have to file bug reports? If you want a test machine - you can try mine! Contact me any time and i’ll FedEx it. I don’t know what else you need, but even if someone at Adobe would borrow someone’s G3 or G4 … with a working screen and battery/AC adapter — they’d notice the problem right away.

Flash owns the web for animation & UI. You might not realize it but you’re shutting out a lot of respectable customers.

Thanks,
Yvon

]]> By: Guille http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-15963 Guille Tue, 12 Feb 2008 03:52:26 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-15963 3 Months past since the last post... I try my luck: Very funny how you try and do as if nobody at Adobe would know about this problem :-D Seems like nobody there uses Apples...hmmm 3 Months past since the last post… I try my luck:

Very funny how you try and do as if nobody at Adobe would know about this problem :-D

Seems like nobody there uses Apples…hmmm

]]> By: Eduardo http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-5666 Eduardo Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:36:30 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-5666 At the moment, there is no fix or any solution to this big problem. I dont know why Macromedia dont make anything about that! i cant believe it. At the moment, there is no fix or any solution to
this big problem.

I dont know why Macromedia dont make anything about that! i cant believe it.

]]> By: cL http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-3281 cL Thu, 09 Aug 2007 00:27:44 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-3281 Its been a while. Still, no change. Flash on any Mac based web browser is not acceptable. Nothings changed since I complained about it here, back in 2005. I still design on a PPC Powerbook G4, but I test it on a 2000 Compaq laptop...... now thats pathetic! Oh well, it is what it is.... be nice if someone put forth some effort to fix.... ah heck, at the very least respond to the issue, but instead it can be our little inside joke about Flash plug-ins on a Mac. "Garbage" Thanks again for the half-ass product. Regards, cL Its been a while. Still, no change. Flash on any Mac based web browser is not acceptable. Nothings changed since I complained about it here, back in 2005.

I still design on a PPC Powerbook G4, but I test it on a 2000 Compaq laptop…… now thats pathetic!

Oh well, it is what it is…. be nice if someone put forth some effort to fix…. ah heck, at the very least respond to the issue, but instead it can be our little inside joke about Flash plug-ins on a Mac.

“Garbage”

Thanks again for the half-ass product.

Regards,

cL

]]> By: jim http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-3229 jim Sun, 29 Jul 2007 14:14:35 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-3229 That's it!!! I'm switching to PC for sure. Adobe & Apple shame on you!! That’s it!!! I’m switching to PC for sure. Adobe & Apple shame on you!!

]]> By: garethk http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-3034 garethk Thu, 05 Jul 2007 02:38:55 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-3034 I'm assuming this is the real reason why were not seeing flash enabled in the browser on the iPhone - because the performance will stink and be an embarrassment to the product. I’m assuming this is the real reason why were not seeing flash enabled in the browser on the iPhone - because the performance will stink and be an embarrassment to the product.

]]> By: kiat http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-2997 kiat Tue, 26 Jun 2007 07:50:18 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-2997 me too, the flash version just wont play smoothly on the mac safari, firefox with the latest flash player 9 installed...the flash was done in flash cs3...wonder whats wrong and how to even fix this issue when many people are on macs.. me too, the flash version just wont play smoothly on the mac safari, firefox with the latest flash player 9 installed…the flash was done in flash cs3…wonder whats wrong and how to even fix this issue when many people are on macs..

]]> By: Guille http://madowney.com/blog/2005/08/14/flash-player-8-on-the-mac/#comment-2933 Guille Wed, 20 Jun 2007 20:41:12 +0000 http://madowney.com/blog/?p=160#comment-2933 Well... I'm developing a website on my Mac(MacBookPro 17" 2.16Ghz 2GB-ram) with Flex and Flash cs3. I'm testing on both Safari and Firefox with Flash-Player 9. Just some lousy as3-tweens. Still no difference.. annoying Well…
I’m developing a website on my Mac(MacBookPro 17″ 2.16Ghz 2GB-ram) with Flex and Flash cs3.
I’m testing on both Safari and Firefox with Flash-Player 9.

Just some lousy as3-tweens.

Still no difference.. annoying

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