>The major internet media giants are in on it too. Now days, "Flash" >version 10 is a requirement for yahoo messenger, for example. There is no >real reason for this other then to view ads. This is yahoo's way of making >you comply. 'Comply' Sounds like the Borg. <NOT> funny how well that describes the way things are going now days. >Unfortunately, I like to surf the net on my original iBook >with OS X 10.3 - "Flash" 10 does not support it. So, no Yahoo!, CNN, >Facebook - you name it. I guess "they" are ready to have me chuck my nice >old laptop into a landfill somewhere. Multiply this by 3,000,000 or >whatever, it's an environmental disaster. Not to mention, this also limits >folks with limited finances. Ah! Lets 'go green' too. I'll buy that. Yes its a huge disaster. We should all respect nature too. Many people after us need to use this planet we're trashing. They'll plow up our graves if we don't get it right one of these days. >> That's 'Obama care' in action again...but >> alas I fell off into politics. > >Yes you did, and I don't appreciate it. > >Eric H Since this is a heavy temptation that is straying off topic into politics, I'll go off list with my remaining thoughts there. Suffice it to say that I do very much agree with the existence of lists that continue to make place for our use of functional hardware that still well serves its purposes. Could have said it that way last time, but I'm not given to one paragraph short responses. Don all that is required for evil to triumph, is for good men to do nothing.