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Date:      Thu, 26 Jun 2008 12:48:20 +0000
From:      "Alphons \"Fonz\" van Werven" <a.j.werven@student.utwente.nl>
To:        freebsd-chat@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Stop Adobe Flash Petition
Message-ID:  <48639014.6070203@student.utwente.nl>
In-Reply-To: <20080626120141.GA28507@rwxrwxrwx.net>
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Martin Tournoij wrote:

> I'm not sure why so many sites from big companies use flash, maybe
> it's some bigshot suit who thinks he knows best or something...

That probably has a lot to do with it. I think it's often not so much the
actual webdesigners but rather their customers (i.e. the companies hiring
them) who request Flash because it looks good, not having a clue about its
disadvantages.

Alphons

P.S. There was a long thread about this subject on -questions not so long
ago, which can probably be found in the archives.

-- 
If riding in an airplane is flying, then riding in a boat is swimming.
If you want to experience the element, get out of the vehicle.



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