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I was curious what thoughts people had now that Microsoft announced that Adobe Flash and other plug-ins will be barred from the Metro. How will this affect adobe arobat/reader on windows 8 now.
Windows 8 affecting Adobe Acrobat
2011-09-16 11:33:50
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Acrobat Pro Extended 10.1
Acrobat Pro Extended 10.1
2011-09-16 13:31:33
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grandxprix was asking about Acrobat and Reader, not Flash. According to the current information from Micrsoft, plugins will not be supported at all for IE10 Metro, therefore viewing PDF files within the browser window using Acrobat, Reader or any other third-party viewer will not be possible in that browser. However, when faced with a file type it cannot render, such as PDF, IE10 Metro will do what all other browsers do and defer the file to whatever desktop application is registered to handle that mime type. Given PDF's don't stream, users have to download the file anyway - so aside from getting another application window open and a somewhat less "streamlined" experience, I don't expect there to be any significant loss of functionality for consumers of PDF content.
It is important to stress that Windows 8 and IE10 Metro remain in development, therefore the features anounced by Microsoft may be subject to change before the final release to market, especially if there is an obvious response from the user community about a feature's removal.
It is important to stress that Windows 8 and IE10 Metro remain in development, therefore the features anounced by Microsoft may be subject to change before the final release to market, especially if there is an obvious response from the user community about a feature's removal.
Flash Support on Windows 8 and Metro
"We expect Windows desktop to be extremely popular for years to come (including Windows 8 desktop) and that it will support Flash just fine, including rich web based games and premium videos that require Flash. In addition, we expect Flash based apps will come to Metro via Adobe AIR, much the way they are on Android, iOS and BlackBerry Tablet OS today, including the recent number one paid app for the iPad on the Apple App Store, Machinarium, which is built using Flash tools and deployed on the Web using Flash Player and through app stores as a standalone app."
"Adobe is about enabling content publishers and developers to deliver the richest experiences for their users, independent of technology, including HTML5 and Flash. We are working closely with Microsoft, Google, Apple and others in the HTML community to drive innovation in HTML5, to make it as rich as possible for delivering world-class content on the open Web and through App Stores."
"We are excited about the innovation and opportunities that are available to our customers and Adobe as the web and platforms evolve across devices, including Windows 8 and Metro."
Blog link:
http://blogs.adobe.com/flashplatform/2011/09/flash-support-on-windows-8-and-metro.html
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