FLASH: OT: those little download proggys (was QT4 to Support Macromedia Flash)

[Troy M. Gilbert]

>Because Apple have decided 

>to go down the "download a little file then it downloads the rest" route

>Being able to download the lot in one go would be so much easier


I cannot understand why companies have switched to a "download a little

file then it downloads the rest" route. I have not found any situations

where this is an advantageous route over previous methods. Is it that much

easier to write an app instead of a good CGI/HTML form? (I've done both

extensively, and I'd have to vote for the CGI/HTML route every day of the

week).


I often download software from the web at the University where the

connection is fast (compared to a modem). I then transfer this software to

a ZIP Disk or burn it to a CD and then install it from home. These little

install proggies make this a rather overly difficult task...


Sorry that this is way off-topic, but this is the first time I've seen

anyone else mention this annoyance and I wanted to vote my opinion...


Troy.





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