With the announcement of Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Linux, I must admit that news like this always gives me goosebumps! But let me tell you the real news that you might not be aware of.

Macromedia Flash Player is already bundled with Linux distributions such as Novell, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, and Turbolinux. This means that you are not going to have to fool with installing it if you use any of those distributions!

San Francisco-based Macromedia today announces the immediate availability of Macromedia Flash Player 7 for Linux - a new version of Macromedia Flash Player offering improved performance and security and powerful new development capabilities.

Now installed across more than 98 percent of Internet-connected desktops and a growing number of mobile devices, Macromedia Flash Player is already bundled with Linux operating systems distributed by Novell, Red Hat, Sun Microsystems, and Turbolinux.