[was = Warning! A Linux Commercial] Flash Sucks

[eric-yrHdaQSNc4gdnm+yROfE0A at public.gmane.org (Eric C)]

Samuel Baldwin wrote:
> I definately agree, flash should be replaced.

David Kramer wrote:
It is, by Adobe Flex.  My company's switching over,
anyway.  It's a
completely different development model, though.

But most of the complaints posted were more about what
people are doing
in Flash, not with Flash itself.  Why do you think a
replacement
technology that does the same kinds of things would be
used any differently?

Eric C is now typing:
Since Flex applications are deployed as compiled
bytecode that is executed withing the Flash Player
runtime, unless that player becomes F/OSS I will
gladly argue against it's use.

People are doing flashy (flashist?) type stuff with
ajax that's pretty annoying.  Useless popups and roll
overs...  So I understand what you're saying about
"what people are doing" but there is at least one
serious argument against Flash itself.

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