Re: FLASH: New Media OpEd pushes Flash- opinions?

[Marco Alvarado]

You asked for some, now here they are.



> > If this isn't too off-topic, I'd love to hear what Flashers think (as an

> > admittedly biased source).

> >

> > What does Flash have that html doesn't (just list a few important things)?


Resizable Vector Graphics


Fluid interactivity and functionality


It Incorporates various senses (through visual and audio) in a seamless manner


The ability to create complex animations, interactions, and effects that 

non-programmers can develop quicker and more effectively than some programmers


Bitterness from folks that fear change!


(just a few)


I'd like to see someone create a flash site in straight html using java or 

whatever. Not much fun if you ask me, staring at lines of code.



>Flash is owned my macromedia who has shown repeatedly bad decision making.

>HTML is not owned. It is governed by standards organizations (developers and

>engineers not marketing pinheads).


Who doesn't make mistakes? The "philanthropist" overseeing html standards, 

microsoft, apple (was almost bankrupt - hello top selling i-mac), ohh yeah 

that's right Adobe doesn't make mistakes.


my 2 cents worth.


Take care flashers.


-marco

marcoaclemson [dot] edu

------------------------------------------------------------------------

To UNSUBSCRIBE send: unsubscribe flasher in the body of an

email to

list-managershocker [dot] com

.  Problems to:

ownershocker [dot] com

N.B. Email address must be the same as the one you used to subscribe.

For info on digest mode send: info flasher to

list-managershocker [dot] com