Unable to install macromedia flash player on x86_64 arch

[dragoran]

Pedro Fernandes Macedo wrote:

> Jeff Spaleta wrote:
>
>>> Which would scare (new) users into thinking "Linux isn't userfriendly",
>>> choose not to learn it (scared of at early stage), tell others this, 
>>> and
>>> choose non-Linux solutions over Linux ones - which may in turn be bad
>>> for future RH revenue.
>>>   
>>
>>
>> Right...choosing non-linux 64bit solutions over 64bit linux. Remind me
>> again... what are the 64bit non-linux solutions for PC hardware right
>> now? Isn't windows 64bit xp still in some sort of beta phase?
>> New users.. running amd 64bit hardware (thats what we are talking
>> about really arent we).. can just as easily choose 32bit fedora core..
>> and avoid this sort of crap completely.  Or.. they can wait till MS
>> 64bit XP lands and macromedia finally feels significant market
>> pressure to get off their asses and build a 64bit versions of their
>> plugins.  In the meantime we can all hope and pray that svg magically
>> matures and someone crafts professional development tools for it to
>> challenge macromedia in the marketplace and we a no longer held
>> hostage by macromedia to get our required dosage of pointless
>> interactive web experience.
>>  
>>
> Well , given that windows xp 64 finally reached gold status and should 
> be on stores soon, maybe things could change...
> Or not... I dont have any numbers on the number of sales of 64 bit 
> processors , but given the huge amount of 32 bit processors around , I 
> guess we'll have to wait a little more untill x86_64 processors become 
> more widespread before macromedia and other vendors port their closed 
> source programs to 64 bits...
>
> -- 
> Pedro Macedo (who likes to browse the web on 64 bit without all that 
> annoying flash thingies ;) )
>
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