Re: FLASH: Re: industry standard, was Site Check.

[Maziyar Sharafabadi]

Just as a note the company QUALCOMM has come out with a cell phone/palm

pilot that allows internet access.


Its going price is $299



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From: David Gary <

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Date: Thursday, February 18, 1999 10:29 AM

Subject: Re: FLASH: Re: industry standard, was Site Check.



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>Scott Wilkinson wrote:

>

>> Sorry to keep beating this horse, but...

>>

>> Everyone might want to check out Jakob Nielsen's website (address below).

He

>> is one of the smartest people in the world when it comes to the web--and

you

>> probably won't like him, because he's not a fan of graphics-heavy sites!

But

>> he makes a lot of excellent points based on hard evidence.

>>

>> For example, one of Nielsen's predictions for the coming years is that

>> portable, wireless access to the web will become more ubiquitous. No, it

>> won't be mainstream, but the numbers of palmtops with wireless modems

will

>> grow. And therein lies a new and growing audience for websites that can

be

>> viewed on palmtops...meaning *very tiny* little screens! (Can you say

>> 40x340?) Point being that the trend is definitely not toward everyone on

>> earth having a giant, cinematic display for their computers. 20 years

from

>> now everyone may be running around with hi-res palmtops and throw out

their

>> desktop machines! (Hell--look how popular Gigapets were---with about a

20x20

>> pixel screen?)

>>

>

>Hiya Scott,

>You bring up some interesting points, but I think you might be missing the

topic

>a little,

>For one computer evolution has taught us that "bigger" visuals is better.

The

>majority

>of people would rather have LARGE monitors rather than small ones. When

palmtops

>

>really come of age and have internet access, they wont be used for

>"entertainment" purposes.

>Iows. "Flash" or CD rom like interface design is really used in the

>"presentation" or "advertising

>fields" of the internet.

>Second, I predict, palmtops are almost like a trend and really dont account

for

>much. Theres alot of

>hype about them, but they're no different than the "Watchman". How many

people

>do you see walking

>around looking at "Watchmans"? I bought a sony "Wizard" a couple of years

back

>and

>used it only for a short time because I thought it was "coool". My handheld

tape

>recorder was much more efficient.

>People who want "just" information dont really fall in a catagory that

would

>require Flash technology.

>

>

>You also wrote:

>

>>All of these people buying new computers like crazy? Most of them want to

>>get on the web so they can:

>>- download IRS forms

>>- look up transcripts

>>- research treatments for illnesses

>>- talk with other people on newsgroups and lists like this one

>>- find out when their favorite campground opens

>>- learn about their favorite garden show host

>>- book a plane ticket or room at a B&B

>>- get software upgrades

>>etc., etc.

>

>>Most of these people could care less about a spectacular audio-visual

>>experience. "Show me the info" is what they say.

>

>Flash technology is simply useless and should veer away from certain

aspects

>of the internet. I would hate to wait for some swf to load at IRS.gov while

Im

>trying

>to get "tax" information or sit through some type of "Flash" commercial

while

>Im trying to look at plane fairs.

>

>Flash should be used in certain areas and should not be used in others.

>However the more "TV" like the internet becomes, the more Flash

>development opportunities arise. Company's want to provide their

>audience with stunning visuals and egonomically efficient access to their

>products or services.

>

>>

>

>Ive got a Mits 60" large screen and my upstairs 35 inch never gets used.

>(Imo) internet will merge with Television and adapt headsets(VRML)(in the

long

>run home automation) which will give you a choice to be passive or active

before

>we will ever see a day when everyone is walking around staring at 4 inch

>palmtops surfing the net. I dont think I will ever find my self developing

for

>40x340 for global access networks.

>FLash and its evolution will have its place. You simply pinpoint the areas

where

>it should not be used anyway.

>

>-DG-

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