A few months ago, Google promised to build Flash Player natively into Google Chrome. The move was seen by some to be a strategic partnership, while others raised fists in anger about the possible bloating of a historically lean browser.
It seems that Google has just made good on that promise in the latest version of its Chrome browser, and the results are impressive. Flash content seems to load faster and play with less choppiness than I’ve seen in previous offerings.
Say what you will about Flash, but its still a widely-used platform. For now, you’re better served by finding a browser that can display it well, than by griping about its use in general. In this respect, Chrome is leaping forward.
Were you using Flash Player 10.1 previously or 10.0? As Adobe just released 10.1 which uses less CPU, less memory, more hardware acceleration and is more stable. Basically all things Adobe needed to do in order to get the Flash Player ready for mobile devices, but which desktop users also benefit from since Adobe is using the same version of Flash for mobile and desktops. So it might not have been the Flash integration in Chrome, but the update that Chrome provided.
Being able to find a browser to easily play flash well is a good thing anyhow.