Adobe Flash in Mavericks or not?

I want to stream video files online (from BBC iplayer). It tells me that I need to install a Flash plugin. - Is it a good idea to do so?
I remember lots of problems with flash, and some vague talk about Apple replacing it with something (better?) at some point... So is Adobe Flash still required to view online media these days, or is it like their Reader for pdf files - not necessary on a Mac?
Thanks.

Little Endian wrote:
I remember lots of problems with flash, and some vague talk about Apple replacing it with something (better?) at some point...
If Steve Jobs had his way, it would be all HTML5. Please see this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTML5_video
Little Endian wrote:
So is Adobe Flash still required to view online media these days, or is it like their Reader for pdf files - not necessary on a Mac?
The dependency is on the Server which has the video and what it supports. Netflix for example supports Silverlight or HTML5. Ogg/Theora and Vorbis are other standards to read, if you are so inclined.
Long time ago, BBC used Real Networks players and codecs, if you recall '.ram' files.

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