What operating system are you using? Do you have any plans to upgrade to a newer one?

I've used different versions of Flash Player (or alternatives) on at least four computers by now, with Windows 98, XP, 7, and now 10. Each time, everything has worked fine at first. Then malware and other problems have apparently surfaced; Adobe, Firefox, Microsoft, etc., have worked on ways to limit the damage; and eventually a new version of Windows has come out that makes all the previous solutions obsolete. I still use my Windows 98 and Windows XP computers occasionally but only for local apps, not for going online or viewing videos.

In the last year or so, my Firefox (on Windows 7) has been balking more and more at showing some videos -- so much so, that when Firefox won't play something like a Rachel Maddow clip, I switch to Chrome temporarily to watch it. I don't even know for sure when Flash Player, specifically, is and isn't involved -- my impression is that similar problems follow all video players around.

Microsoft is ending support for Windows 7 in January. I decided to beat the rush (?) by getting my new computer and Windows 10 a few days ago. Videos and animations seem to be working fine so far. Again, I don't know if Flash Player is even on my system but I'm assuming that at least by the time Adobe ends support for it, Microsoft will be providing ways to do without it.