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System76 Removes Flash from its Products

System76 Removes Flash from its Products Have you tried watching YouTube in Firefox lately? Because you cant anymore, at least by default. Firefox disabled Adobe Flash plugin for its oft criticized security holes which are only getting worse by day. Now, System76 joins the bandwagon. Adobe Flash is slowly but surely fading away. System76 removes Adobe Flash from all its Products Back in the day, Steve Jobs received a lot of flak for not including Flash in his flagship product, the iPhone. But in 2015, tables have turned. Adobe Flash is no more the Internets darling. In fact, it has become that ugly product that nobody wants to ship, yet they have to for reasons we all know. But that is changing. "In 2007, System76 was granted a license from Adobe to pre-install Flash on all our laptops and desktops. Back then, Flash was the only way to unlock all the wonders of the Internet. In terms of making a great first impression, especially those new to Ubuntu, this was an important detail,...