RE: FLASH: CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT?? Was: Big Bad Nasty Plugin Bug!

[Jon Andrews]

>What you say is quite true. Macromedia  doesn't support its products 

>well. Hense this list. I have taken flash out of all my work but 

>still find it an interesting program. Flash is really best for the 

>art side of the internet not the commercial.


Jon Andrews


>Ken & Daniel -

>

>Hear hear! Now let me help to put this into perspective.

>

>I have two clients who viewed the unveiling of many months of work 

>by our 10 person firm this last week, whom, needless to say, were 

>oh, a tad disillusioned, even annoyed that their newfandanlged 

>fabulous cutting edge flash projects scheduled to go public in 

>February and costing over $50,000.00 collectively, were not working 

>in the most critical areas, namely asp and databasing.  And why? 

>Because they both "just happen" to be using "the latest technology" 

>in Flash players recently provided them by our friends at Macromedia.

>

>Now, supposing client A decides, after hearing the reason for this 

>"malfunction", since he, not being technically inclined himself 

>cannot and does not understand the reason given as to why it worked 

>before but now isn't, say he decides that this means many other 

>people like him will not be able to see the critical dynamic pieces 

>of their company's Flash site and he therefore decides to bail and 

>not pay the outstanding portion on the project's bill.  What can I 

>do? Perhaps I should say, "Well Mr. client, I'm deeply sorry but 

>you'll still have to pay for your project/site even though it 

>clearly doesn't work for you?"  Somehow I think Judge Judy will 

>favor the client, don't you?

>

>Now supposing client B, who sure as heck barely knows how to hold a 

>mouse, throws his hands in the air, and after 4-6 months of work on 

>this client's site he decides it - is after all, not worth the 

>investment, especially if he himself with the latest and greatest 

>computer in the world cannot access the most important parts of his 

>own company's web site??  What shall I tell him?  "Well Mr. Client, 

>you'll have to talk to Macromedia.  Meanwhile, send a check."

>

>This would constitute an almost $40,000.00 dollar hit and nearly six 

>months of wasted time for our ten person team, a very grim look at 

>the future development of flash and surely put our company at risk. 

>Perhaps even out of business as an end result.

>

>Why?  I'll tell you why!  Because one manufacturer, Macromedia, did 

>not support its product properly, and in fact, quite negligibly  - 

>by continually posting a release which is daily compounding the 

>immensity of the problem and hence damaging the future of flash 

>developers world wide.  Such are the cases of Class Action Lawsuits 

>built.

>

>Simply sweeping this latest flash player release bug under the 

>carpet by hiding it in the tips and tricks section of their site (as 

>if it were no critical issue) was, as far as this firm's concerned, 

>a grave mistake.  One which MM may feel the repercussions in their 

>P&L's for the year to come if not remedied I'm sure.  Jobs may be 

>lost, people's lives gravely set upon different courses.  Stock 

>holders angry.  This thing will run deep if not fixed post haste! 

>Besides I'll be pissed and this is a bad week for me to be pissed if 

>you get my drift!

>

>I suggest that Macromedia revert to its earlier Flash player 

>releases prior to these - and release them as NEW releases, viz. 

>Mac4.21 and Win4.26 by the end of the day and not release another 

>until it is completely fixed.  Although much damage has been done, 

>it can be stopped from propounding upon itself hourly.  (Hello MM, 

>anyone tuned into this channel?)

>

>Shar

>

>Personal quote:  "If it aint broke, dont flippin fix it with a broke version!"

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