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Originally Posted by kennyc
Well, Harry clearly has an opinion on it. Let's review. I said
Flash is still and may continue to be an necessary part of web browsing and media downloading.
Will it always be? Who knows, the future is uncertain, eat dessert first!
This undeniably TRUE. It is not speculation, it is not an opinion, it is true. There are websites and downloads that REQUIRE flash. End of story.
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The statement "there are websites that require Flash" is certainly true, but that's very different to saying "Flash is ... a necessary part of web browsing". It is (self-evidently) only necessary if you want to view those view sites which use Flash and don't provide a non-Flash alternate.
One could equally well say "Microsoft Silverlight is a necessary part of web browsing", since there are also sites which use Silverlight, and can't be viewed without it.
None of these web content application framework clients is "a necessary part of web browsing"; one can perfectly happily browse the web without them. They are only "necessary" for people who need to view sites which rely on them.
So yes, I reject your statement as an (erroneous, IMHO) opinion.