I installed it and it was simple. It works on my Firefox on Linux boxes but not on the Firefox of my users on their Windows boxes.
From what I have been reading, Flash is on its way out and Adobe has cut support for all browsers except for Google Chrome. I’ve been having a time with flash on my older machine as well since it appears their last ‘update’ is more bloated and resource using than the last. (Who’d have thunk it?) It could be that is part of the problem your users are having accessing your flash video.
While Adobe have stopped supporting the mobile plugin they are still committed to supplying the desktop player for common browsers. Most global stats providers still have flash on 95% of desktop computers, it’s still by far the most universal cross-browser and platform agnostic way to embed audio visual media.
They have also discontinued support for Linux OS on all browsers except for Google Chrome. Apple product (Max OS X) users have reported problems as well. From what I have been reading, Adobe is putting their money into html5 animation. They do still support Windows and probably IE browser (I don’t know this but it seems reasonable), but no longer offer a Firefox plugin (for Linux systems) or a plugin for the Chromium open source browser.
With discontinued support for mobile (iPads and iPhones as well as Android), many flash developers are going bananas. Some are going to html5 and some are looking for solutions to flash problems due to Adobe’s limited support. Additionally those with older machines who are still running XP are having problems with flash.
http://www.tuxgarage.com/2012/02/adobe-drops-support-of-flash-for.html
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/firefox-users-still-waiting-for-flash-crash-fix/80305
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1025317
http://productforums.google.com/forum/#!msg/chrome/Y_s0YY2wQkQ/G5NMhSoRf_sJ
https://brendaneich.com/2012/10/html5-video-update/
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1927122
The ironic thing is that the issue does not show up on my Linux box Firefox but only on the Windows Firefox.
It is amazing that Adobe is ditching Flash like you say…
I think so too. And just as amazing they are ditching support for open source operating systems and going exclusively to Google Chrome which was developed from the Chromium open source browser which they have chosen to no longer support. But, instead of caring about the end user, they are looking for who’s got the money.
They are continuing to work on the next generation flash engine, they have a whitepaper on their website detailing this, alongside developing html5 tools.
For any commercial company it doesn’t make sense to spend large amounts of resources for 1% of end users, who aren’t interested in paying for software, and who have an almost religious hatred mentality against commercial and closed source software. But for every loud anti-flash hater spreading FUD, there are millions of people that use it happily every day without issues.
A lot of flash developers now use the same skillset with adobe air for mobile apps, there are quite a few of the top selling app games are written using it.
Just because someone supports open source instead of proprietary software doesn’t mean they get all of the open source software for free. There is a big difference between supporting open source development and just using it. True, the majority of users maybe don’t support it monetarily but many also spend time and talent in development and bug reporting, something that both Google and Adobe use to their advantage.
I am not against Adobe being a proprietary company. What I am against is that they don’t even make flash a proprietary option for open for Linux users. Don’t mean to run this thread too far off topic, but in my experience, although Adobe isn’t one of them, when some proprietary companies do add their products to open source applications and os, they are often ‘last year’s models’.
My other gripe about Adobe is that they fail in backwards compatibility for many people who run older systems. It’s understandable that they want to innovate with new technologies and use new technologies that are out there, but they should also keep in mind that many of their customers don’t run to buy the latest and greatest in either software or OS.
I didn’t know I hosted a show 
It is quite interesting in fact and informative as well.
My modest wish is to see the mp3 file of my user being played back fine on Firefox in Windows. I hope the Adobe people can understand that request.
Okay, so it depends on which version of windows your user uses. AFIK, Flash works on all windows versions except for XP. If it isn’t working on a later version than XP, then the problem could be with the Firefox version or it could be that the Flash version needs upgrading. I have also read (in some of the articles above) that some users have had to revert to older versions of Flash to get it to work with their Firefox version. I don’t really think there is a simple solution at this time.