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Why is Flash chat preferred to Java or other chat applications?

April 26, 2017applications chat Flash Java

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Why is Flash chat preferred to Java or other chat applications?

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Flash is the most widely used medium for rich applications, with a global penetration rate of over 98% worldwide. The latest Flash Player installer is only 1.5MB, compared to the Java Virtual Machine, sized from 6MB and larger for the minimal version. http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html Flash is also preferred for its consistent performance across platforms like Windows, Mac and Linux. Last but not least, it has a negligible startup delay and does not show an irritating Java logo when starting up.