@ stevewbcanada
Good lord, you sound like a 2 year old baby: "wah wah, I don't want flash, wah wah" I bet you have enough !$%* to make Ron Jeremy blush.
Just download Flash and a real damn browser (anything but IE 6)
"This is why our economy is crumbling before us. flag this comment "
I'd say it's actually because the Government tells bigger corporations to do risky stupid things that no sane manager would voluntarily jump head first into, but if there's money to be had and the government is calling for it... Presto!