[cryo32]

What about the bit where the majority of the browsers on the web are or were derived from WebKit, which was Apple originated?

Nobody really wanted Flash. It was expensive to develop for, had a bunch of security issues and was generally bloated.

[AlotOfReading]

The majority of browsers are derived from KDE's KHTML/KJS, webkit included. Apple made very significant contributions (like the webkit project itself), but that's not where the codebase originated.

[HeavyStorm]

"Expensive to develop for" sounds very biased.

[cryo32]

Have you had to pay an ActionScript developer’s cigarette and booze bill?