> Although Grønvold doesn’t see a reason to use Flash for video, he says that the relative ubiquity of Flash content makes the plugin a necessity in order to have a complete Internet experience. As such, he says that Opera still needs the plugin.
via [arstechnica.com](http://arstechnica.com/web/news/2010/05/opera-flash-as-a-video-container-makes-very-little-sense.ars?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss)
Because Adobe followed the same basic business strategy of Microsoft, making its product a NECESSITY instead of a DESIRE, they are now facing the obvious consequences. What happens as soon as you are no longer necessary? People run away in droves.
Apple’s products, on the other hand, have never been a necessity. People use Apple because they want to.
“Is it better to be feared, or loved?” In the long run, I’d say loved, though love is much harder to accomplish, obviously.
