From all I can gather, Adobe's Flash Player is not affected with respect to "non-mobile" hardware, eg desktop and laptop computers. So I don't understand the big kerfuffle. Any short, sweet answers?
Yes well... it won't last. More and more and more, websites are being accessed by mobile devices. And if webmasters have to retool their pages to cater to non-flash devices, then why not go whole-hog? “Forget†flash... it's definitely in its death throes.
[edit: As i understand it, the only real "need" for flash (as a browser player plugin) is that associated with DRM-regulated video. Everything else it does (which one might deem as being vital) can easily be replaced. And again, everyone who likes to whine about google and facebook tracking their movements should keep in mind that flash does that stuff too.]
