On October 22, 2010, Apple announced that the new versions of Mac OS X will not support Adobe Flash but that does not mean Mac users would not be able to install Flash on their systems, they can but Apple would not provide any Flash security updates with its OS patches. Users would have to find security updates and download on their own.
Apple spokesman Bill Evans said, "We're happy to continue to support Flash on the Mac, and the best way for users to always have the most up to date and secure version is to download it directly from Adobe,"
On October 20, 2010, Apple unveiled two new MacBook Air models and they are the first Apple devices to run without flash and gradually other devices would also get rid of Adobe Flash in near future.
Apple and Adobe are not in good terms. It all started when Apple did not allow Adobe to run on its popular iPhone. Over time, the dispute became intense and CEOs of both companies had heated exchange of words. In April, Steve Jobs criticized Adobe. He said, "Flash has not performed well on mobile devices. We have routinely asked Adobe to show us Flash performing well on a mobile device, any mobile device, for a few years now. We have never seen it." Steve Jobs said that Adobe’s Flash is the number one cause of crashing Mac systems. In May 2010, Adobe board of directors criticized Apple.
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