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Adobe releases 64-bit Flash Player 'Square' for Windows, Mac, and Linux
I can't think of one -- well, apart from "a year ago," but still -- better now than never. With the arrival of Internet Explorer 9 today, I'm definitely pleased to see that Adobe has delivered a Flash player that will run in my 64-bit browser. At the moment, however, I'm also a little bummed -- since I just finished installing IE9 on my work system, which is running 32-bit Windows 7.
But wait, there's more good news! "Square," as Adobe is calling it, isn't just available for 64-bit Windows users -- Mac and Linux users can take it for a spin as well. Adobe is claiming performance increases of up to 35% in IE9 "compared to previous versions of IE." I'm assuming they mean 32-bit versions, so the gain is probably due to the combination of IE9 + Flash Square, not the 64-bit Flash player on its own.
Here's hoping the 64-bit plug-in brings enhanced security to the table. We're all getting tired of reading about the exploits, aren't we?
Further reading is available over at the Adobe blog, and you can download the 64-bit Flash plug-in from the Adobe Labs page.
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Subscribe to commentsFoiledSep 15th 2010 2:58PM
Running perfectly in IE8 64 bit.
Very fast performance!
Matthew FabbSep 15th 2010 3:16PM
Yeah, the performance increase comes from Flash Player getting full GPU support in IE9. Previous GPU support in Flash Player was I think limited to video.
arkSep 18th 2010 3:40PM
I didn't notice any improvements... Which site were you using?
S4RsSep 15th 2010 3:22PM
This just makes me wonder when Firefox is gonna go 64x on Windows..
HexogenSep 15th 2010 3:31PM
They're currently releasing 64-bit versions of nightly builds, so hopefully they'll hit when 4.0 goes stable. Though, they haven't been offering 64-bit beta builds, so I can't be too sure.
ParalitykSep 15th 2010 3:32PM
Oh, FF is probably just behind IE because there are actually windows x64 builds unlike other browsers :]
SanskritSep 16th 2010 9:23AM
I'd personally like to see a Chrome 64, but that's likely to happen on the 12th of Never.
anonymousSep 15th 2010 3:31PM
64-bit XP not supported which means 64-bit Windows XP which came out in 2005 will never get even 1 release of 64-bit Flash Player.
danielkzaSep 15th 2010 3:34PM
Nobody uses or cares about XP x64. At least according the latest Steam survey:
http://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/
Matthew FabbSep 15th 2010 4:31PM
Have you tested out Flash Player 64-bit on Windows XP 64-bit? Because there's no mention on the Adobe Labs page that it's not supported. However, it only links to the regular Flash Player system requirements. Note that Flash Player 64 bit does support older versions of IE. It's just the new GPU support that is only available in IE9.
anonymousSep 15th 2010 10:42PM
And Steam is only for gamers. You seem to live under the impression that the whole world uses Steam.
Drew GreenSep 15th 2010 3:33PM
*hell freezes over*
AlainSep 15th 2010 3:42PM
The obvious question is whether this build is also vulnerable to this exploit: http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa10-03.html
motangSep 15th 2010 8:29PM
Ahh..good to see Adobe didn't desert us 64bit linux users! :)
SilverWaveSep 15th 2010 8:56PM
>*hell freezes over*
Agreed
brieSep 16th 2010 3:08AM
I want the tshirt ! That is a 64-bit T ! Nice !
anonymousSep 18th 2010 1:03AM
Good news. 64-bit Flash Player installs successfully on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition although the readme states only Vista and 7 64-bit are supported.
JacobSep 20th 2010 1:15PM
Gee, does nobody see the coincidence that when HTML5 is becoming a large standard, more and more exploits are found in Flash? Call me paranoid, but sounds like someone's trying to rub Flash's nose in the groundd