Mozilla last month totally disabled Flash support in Firefox, requiring users manually enable it after a widespread security scare plagued the plug-in, and likewiseApple has aggressively required Safari users to use the latest version of the frequently updated plug-in over security concerns. Google’s Chrome browser bakes Flash support in out of the box, but like Safari, it’s employed energy-saving techniques to keep the power hungry plug-in from being a resource and battery drain by pausing Flash in the background in some cases. Facebook’s CSO recently called on Adobe to announce an end-of-life date for the plug-in.
