Re: FLASH: OT: IE 5.5 Beta-- Man its fast.

[Rick Koch]

> 

> Rick, I just can't let that one slide...  ;)

> 

> That's an old, tired, questionable, sales argument that is invalid to

> web developers.  There are millions of these machines out there

> surfing our websites.  A large audience to be sure.  The *percentage*

> argument is irrelevant, because a very large number of PC are not

> connected to the internet, whereas the Macs, being percieved by many

> as consumer machines are more likely to be.  And a large number of

> the PCs out there today are inadequate to run our flash stuff anyway,

> lacking in horsepower and memory if they're even connected in the

> first place.

> 

> I doubt anybody has any reliable relevant platform statistics, but

> who cares; we're building websites, not selling software boxes.

> 

> By producing a buggy browser for an audience that large, microsoft is

> hurting web developers like us.  It's not a "favorite platform" issue

> at all.  If MS can't produce a working browser for both platforms at

> the same time, then they don't deserve the market share.

> 

> Flash developers have the power these days.  We're on top of the

> game.  We should let it be known that this situation is intolerable.

> Flash developers are building the hot stuff these days.  That's a

> *big* stick.  We should use it.


> /wayne

> 

> Wayne Townsend

>

waynetaccesson [dot] net

>

Alt: waynetabsolute [dot] net

I agree, I agree, I agree... But that old tired argument still has a

basis in fact - Micro$oft is still catering to the larger audience share

and there is nothing you or I can ever do about it. I'd truly like to

believe that WE have the power but I'm afraid , when it's all said and

done... they do.


Rick K.

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