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We work closely with engineers at Adobe, sharing information about the issues we know of in ongoing technical discussions. Flash does have some issues, particularly around reliability, security, and performance. While video may be available in other formats, the ease of accessing video using just a browser on a particular web site without using Flash is a challenge for typical consumers. Today, video on the web is predominantly Flash-based.

Consider the following statement by Microsoft Corporate Vice President Dean Hachamovitch, made over two years ago: Interestingly, they were able to do so without contradicting any of the earlier statements the company made about web standards and Flash in IE. So how could it meet the needs of consumers by providing Flash in a way that didn’t subvert Metro? But with the Metro version of IE 10 not offering users the ability to extend the capabilities of the browser with add-ons, the software giant realized this may be too restrictive for consumers. This news comes courtesy of a forum post on WinUnleaked.tk (free registration required).īefore this, the general assumption was that Microsoft would pursue only web-standard technologies in IE 10. So, in a somewhat surprising move, Microsoft is integrating Flash directly into Internet Explorer 10 on Windows 8 and doing so in a way that does not undermine the safety and reliability of the Metro environment. Today, however, a lot of web video content is still delivered via Adobe Flash technology. Two years ago, Microsoft declared that the future of video on the web would be powered by HTML 5. Pre-order Windows 8 Secrets today on and save! In this new co-post analyzing these leaks, we look briefly at a potential shocker: Internet Explorer 10 is going to bundle Adobe Flash technology.

With tech enthusiast web sites from around the world starting to leak Windows 8 Release Preview information, your intrepid “Windows 8 Secrets” co-authors offer a bit of color commentary about what you’re seeing and how these features will really work.