Re: flash and IE

Subject: Re: flash and IE
From: "Andrea Brundt" <andrea_w_brundt -at- hotmail -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:14:13 -0500


David Neeley wrote:

> Permit me to add a vote that "flash is intrusive and annoying".
>
> It is correct that Flash has not been shipped as part of IE but has been
downloaded by individuals or installed by software.
>
> It is also correct that many people despise it...and that software that
*requires* IE or any other particular browser is, IMHO, ill advised. As
Microsoft loses hegemony in the market to an increasing extent, IE will
similarly become "just another browser." Further, given the incessant
discovery of security holes in it, IE simply represents a potential black
hole.
>
> (Of course, pardon my saying so but using a Hotmail address, you may not
care much about security anyway.)
>
> Therefore, supporting at least one cross-platform solution such as Mozilla
would go far to avoid alienating users who don't particularly care to have
software companies make their decisions for them on all details.
>
> Unfortunately, many of the "PHB" types aren't very amenable to reason.

Ohhh puh-lease. My audience is using IE -- all of 'em are -- so I'm going to
deliver content designed for IE. I'm sorry if that (or my email address)
causes your beanie to start whirling out of control, but I am 100% sure that
100% of the time I spend coding for Mozilla etc. would be 100% wasted.

I'm starting to realize I posted this question on the wrong list.

BTW, according to Microsoft's web site, Flash *is* installed with IE on some
older platforms platforms. Check out
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;298624.

Have a lovely day,
Andrea


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