These "developments" seem strange, to say the least. A dumb question perhaps, but ... Given that Flash Player is used by innumberable sites and that Java and JavaScript even more so, how might one continue to access those sites which make use of same?
Very few sites use Java.
However, it should be kept in mind that Apple is not doing anything particularly unusual here. They are not forbidding Java or Flash on the Mac. They just aren't going to provide it any more; if you want it you will have to download it.
That is exactly how it is on other operating systems. If you get a Windows computer, it won't come with Java or Flash. The first time you visit a site that needs either one, you'll be asked to download them.
Same for Linux. Apple was the only major OS vendor supplying Java and Flash out of the box. Now they aren't going to; OS X will be exactly like Windows and Linux in that regard.
