Shockwave is ancient, that's why.

Flash is on it's last legs. I think Steve Jobs was on the money when he said it publicly, in his own words.

JUST in-case, I'm not Apple fanboy, I'm a fanGIRL of anything that propels us into advancement. :)

it isnt stable after 100 tabs especially if any of them have media objects.

as a user of all 4 browsers, I still prefer fire fox and opera but Im always using chrome... its like im brainwashed.