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Flash Developers Fear Spectre of Spyware

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the stowaway-programs dept.

SomeGuyNamedMike writes "I realize the thought of using Flash and Actionscript is considered beneath many Slashdotters, but here's this piece, anyway: Macromedia is receiving (and answering) a a lot of flack from several blogs over its decision to package Yahoo! Toolbar with its Flash player. Will your company develop Flash content knowing Macromedia is using its runtime as its own marketing piece?"

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  1. Karma whore! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    (It was needed.)

  2. "damage their reputation"?!?!?!?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    How could they possibly do that?

    Go to a Papal audience, jump up, and piss on the Pope on live TV?

    Start dating Michael Jackson?

  3. Re:Same as anything else.. by Slavinski · · Score: 0, Offtopic


    If you can't, su'em for violation of the DMCA. ;)