> curve hovering around 1%. And since the release of AIR,
> we’ve seen only a 0.5% download share for desktop Linux.
AIR is horrible under Linux. The last time I checked it, hardly any application was working, functionality like sound and transparency did not work (even though a compositing manager was active) and it required your root password if you wanted to install an app.
AIR is horrible everywhere.
Peldi
Hulu Desktop is kind of a pain, but it's better than using a browser with Flash. (And I first recall using it passably several years ago, so I'm curious what applications you're having issues with.)
As for requiring a root password, gksudo worked great for me. (Or are you taking issue with the fact that you can't install AIR apps in userspace?)
But, in case you didn't know:
- There is a native gtk client that works: Pithos
- and a commandline client: pianobar