Posted by SpaceGirl on 10/05/07 12:48

On Oct 5, 1:21 pm, Jerry Stuckle <jstuck...@attglobal.net> wrote:
> SpaceGirl wrote:
> > On Oct 5, 11:07 am, Phil Payne <p...@isham-research.co.uk> wrote:
> >>> "etc"? Hardly, it completely limits "etc" Simple example an all
> >>> Flash site. The guidelines limit virtually any innovation on the web.
> >> Quite the reverse. Thay make the innovation of handheld browsers MUCH
> >> more accessible.
>
> >> A million iPhones sold? How many Blackberrys? How many Nokia
> >> Communicators?
>
> >> And these devices are being used by people in the right demographics,
> >> with high disposable incomes. Most of the guidelines for making web
> >> sites accessible also make them handheld friendly.
>
> >> Flash is as obsolete as frames. Sorry - backed wrong horse. It's
> >> actually disabled on this machine.
>
> > That's an extremely ignorant statement.
>
> > Flash is the fastest growing online market. Flash video is THE single
> > fastest growing technology at the moment. I'm really shocked by your
> > statement.
>
> Don't you know that any technology you don't like is obsolete?

Apparently!

> What he's ignoring is that most web surfing is NOT done on phones.

yes. And that many smart phone are actually Flash enabled too.

> also, I can't help it if his phone is old and obsolete. Maybe he needs
> to get an updated one.
>
> I agree flash use is growing. In fact, I want some flash on one of my
> sites (no, not the home page! - an interactive demo). But I'm not the
> graphics types. Gotta find a designer I can afford to sub to who can do
> this :-)
>
> Flash is overused in some cases, IMHO. But it is necessary for some things.

Flash is still really abused, but it's coming of age I think. Some of
the things we've seen here (at our studio) over the past year are
really... astonishing. They can totally change the way you behave
online, and make it a much more pleasant & rewarding experience. Flash
is not some great panacea. Give it another year.

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