Re: FLASH: OT: Kid Rock's strictly Flash4-*only* site

[Kenny Sherwood]

At 09.00 -0400 2000.07.17, Brian wrote:


[I had written:]


>  > http://www.kidrock.com

>>

>>  Anyone else as impressed as I am, or have I perhaps, unknowingly,

>>  become a groupie?

>>

>>  Great Tough B*lls to DEMAND that people have the Flash4 PlugIn in

>>  order to get in.

>>

>>  JMO and YMMV as always,

>

>Interesting...

>I'm just coming off of an argument on another mailing list about

>http://www.tvtrecords.com and someone's insistence that a commercial

website

>not cater to what this person considered a limited number of people (such

as

>those of us with the Flash plug-in). Another comment this person made was,

>despite the fact that he uses a UNIX operating system both at home and at

>work, he said he had never seen any worthwhile Flash content!


Oh Boy.


Somethin' even in the Bible about Christ telling his disciples that

if they go to a town and the people there can't "really hear" (my

quotes, not JC's) them, then they are specifically instructed to

immediately shake the dust offa their sandals and go move on to the

next town *pronto*.


Cool, huh? :-)


>Not with no plug-in on his UNIX machine, he didn't.

>I told him as much, but still insisted that people not be forced to have to

>get some plug-in to view a website, especially a commercial one.


I gotta word for ya: Curmudgeon.


>IMHO, UNIX is NOT the de facto standard OS to surf with, so why should

>plug-in manufacturers, any more than anyone who decides not to create for

>certain OS's with a smaller community of users , bother? It's all business.

>I told him the Flash plug-in is harmless and that any respectable websurfer

>would have it installed.

>

>Commentary?


Actually since you asked I have a hunch that Linux will beat the *ss

offa Windows in some short amount of time. The same folks who publish

MacAddict and Business 2.0 (both very hot mags in case ya haven't

checked 'em out) have started publishing a Linux mag that looks just

as hot.


Between that and Apple's/Steve's decision to base System X on

Unix/Linux convinces me that Bill oughta consider divesting himself

of his shares in the future "division" that will still be tryin' to

turn Windows into something "admirable" instead layers upon layers

upon layers of mediocre code.


JMO,


Kenny Sherwood


--


http//kensherwood.com



flasher is generously supported by...

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

     flashforward2000 and the Flash(tm) Film Festival

 July 24-26, 2000, NEW YORK CITY, Hammerstein Ballroom

                  www.flashforward2000.com

   Produced by United Digital Artists and lynda.com

 Sponsored by Macromedia, Adobe Systems, Fusion, Inc, AtomFilms,

           shockwave.com and Electric Rain.

 1.877.4.FLASH.4  or (1.805.640.6679 outside the US and Canada)

 Register before June 30 and save $200!!-- www.flashforward2000.com

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

To unsubscribe or change your list settings go to

http://www.chinwag.com/flasher or email

helpchinwag [dot] com