01-29-2010, 06:30 PM
Nathan, yes Flash navigation is a bigger issue & that's why a lot of sites don't have it even though they have Flash in their main content areas. And yes, Flash does not run well on mobile phones but then again, the iPhone and other phones choke on Ajax functionality as well. I think it's a general issue for advanced web on the phone. Returning to my original example, do you really expect to experience the Simpsons Flash web site (which runs extremely well) on a phone? Or should you be more realistic and accept that phones don't have nearly as much processing power as laptops/desktops and deal with a lower tech version that's still pretty darn good?
It sounds like you and other folks are beating a dead horse. I'm not a huge proponent of Flash either, but I still understand its usefulness and am willing to admit it. And same thing for M A V I C as well, I'm assuming. I'm not going around saying "OMGZ FLASH IS TEH DEVULZ!!" just because I don't care for it. It has its purpose and so be it. I get along just fine as a web designer & light coder without needing Flash but completely appreciate the Flex & AIR applications.
To add, this argument sounds like the reverse-Luddite of people who HATE HTML emails with all their passions & the fire of a thousand suns. It's as if they can't wrap it around their minds that just because they don't like something or find it useful, that other folks won't find it useful.
It sounds like you and other folks are beating a dead horse. I'm not a huge proponent of Flash either, but I still understand its usefulness and am willing to admit it. And same thing for M A V I C as well, I'm assuming. I'm not going around saying "OMGZ FLASH IS TEH DEVULZ!!" just because I don't care for it. It has its purpose and so be it. I get along just fine as a web designer & light coder without needing Flash but completely appreciate the Flex & AIR applications.
To add, this argument sounds like the reverse-Luddite of people who HATE HTML emails with all their passions & the fire of a thousand suns. It's as if they can't wrap it around their minds that just because they don't like something or find it useful, that other folks won't find it useful.