Re: FLASH: (OT): Flash 4 (Upgrading)

[Erik [gearik] Mattheis]

>>Perhaps what we need is an industry-backed "tune-up station" of sorts that

>>would automagically upgrade browsers with the say, top 20 plug-ins, without

>>any help from the user.  Then we need to train the audience to go there

>>periodically (advertising by the majors).  Maybe even make it a quarterly

>>thing.


This thought could only come from someone completely and irreversibly off

their rocker. Nobody is going to make people that don't "get" computers

"get" them - is it not true in your experience that most of your family

members and neighbors can't even install their own software?


>So if The Flash 3 Player is bundled with Windoze 98, and Mac OS 8.5, and

>Netscape 4.5, and I.E., etc. etc. etc.

>...and then Flash 4 comes out and it's files are not backwards compatable

>with the Flash 3 player included with the above,

>...well that would be a foolish error on Macromedia's part.


I don't think so ...


It seems the reason that many people haven't download the plug-in is

because they don't realize how cool Flash is until they see it, I know most

people who I show Flash sites download the plug-in for themselves -

likewise, people with with the 3.0 plug-in will probably want to get the

4.0 version if they get an alert, and all they have to do is click "yes" a

few times. I wish the alerts didn't sound so threatening, though.

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       Erik [gearik] Mattheis

<http://www.gourmandizer.com>

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