When asked why the company had released a sneak-peek Linux version without a Mac or Windows binary in sight, the company stated that “ we chose Linux as the initial platform in response to numerous questions in our public Flash Player bug and issue management system and the fact that Linux distributions do not ship with a 32-bit browser or comprehensive 32-bit emulation layer by default.” The company also reiterated that it is “ committed to bringing native 64-bit Flash Player to Windows and Mac in future prereleases.”Īs if a 64-bit binary wasn't good enough, the company has also stated that it is working on a full-blooded version of Flash Player for mobile devices. While it's taken the company quite a long time to get around to a 64-bit native binary, the news that it's in the pipeline for release in the very near future is a good one. I know that it's something of a pain on my 64-bit Ubuntu box – while the 32-bit Firefox install works reasonably well, there's always that niggling feeling that you're just not taking advantage of all that the platform has to offer. With all major CPUs on the market today supporting 64-bit and all modern operating systems also being available in 64-bit versions, many users find themselves irked that they are forced to run a web browser from a 32-bit binary simply to get Flash content working. Fans of Adobe's Flash will be pleased to hear that the company is looking to bring a native 64-bit version of the popular rich media technology to Windows, Mac, Linux users in the near future – along with a fully-fledged mobile version.Īccording to ITWire, Adobe took the stage at the Adobe Max conference in San Fransico this week to announce that it is making a pre-release version of its native 64-bit Flash plugin available for Linux users immediately, with Windows and Mac version to follow.

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