'Google correctly recognizes the Flash plug-in as one of the main engines that drive innovation on the Web,' Fiser said. Others, including a commentator identified as Flash developer Joel Fiser, defended the alliance.

'Shouldn't you be concentrating on enhancing HTML5 rather than meshing the browser with proprietary plug-ins,' asked another person commenting. What the hell happened to open standards,' asked another person. And here I thought we were all getting close(ish) to completely ditching Flash and you guys decide to bundle Flash with Chrome. Not some old clunky proprietary plug-in,' said commentator Anders Tornblad. 'The future of the Web should be standards-based: HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Some persons posting comments attached to the Google blog post did not take kindly to Google cozying up to Adobe.

Also, Google plans to further protect users by extending the Chrome sandbox to Web pages with Flash content. Users will automatically receive updates related to Flash Player using the Chrome auto-update mechanism. There will be no need to install Flash Player separately,' said Linus Upson, vice president of engineering at Google, in a blog post. 'When users download Chrome, they will also receive the latest version of Adobe Flash Player.

'Moving forward, Google will be including Flash Player in Chrome so users will always have the most current release and a safer and more seamless experience,' said Paul Betlem, senior director of Flash Player engineering at Adobe, in a blog post. Google and Adobe officials hailed the Flash Player effort. Additionally, Adobe and Google are part of an effort to improve interaction between browsers and plugins. The initial effort Tuesday involves an integration of Chrome and Flash Player in the developer channel with the inclusion of Flash Player 10.1 beta 3 in Chrome. Google with its Chrome browser is making accommodations for the Adobe Flash Player, a move that did not sit well with some early commentators wondering why Google is now pushing Flash when it has backed HTML5, a potential rival to Flash.įlash Player 10.1 will ship with Chrome when the plug-in upgrade is available at some point in the first half of this year.

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