The Flash platform (the basis for Flex) is almost as ubiquitous as the browser itself, having been installed into browsers all over the world for nigh-on a decade now.

Flash平台(Flex的基础)几乎像浏览器一样普及，已经安装到全世界的浏览器中接近十年时间。

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Similarly, if the Web UI application runs within a container inside the browser, such as Flash player, the platform running the application could make HTTP requests on its behalf.

同样地，如果Web UI应用程序是在一个浏览器的容器(如Flash播放器)内运行的，那么运行应用程序的这个平台将能代表该应用程序进行HTTP请求。

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Flash is a proprietary software development platform and products built on Flash are at risk of hold ups.

Flash是个专有软件开发平台，用它构建的产品具有被套牢风险。

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If you can build it using Adobe tools, compiled on Adobe Air platform, packaged as Apps in the App Store, there is Flash on the iPhone.

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While it continues to invest in the Flash platform, it is also working on tools for HTML 5 development, like Adobe Edge.

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On Adobe Systems, which makes the Flash platform that powers most of the Web's video, Jobs dodged questions.

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