anti-Flash bias?
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this single html wrapper for newstoday is close to 14kb current pbs is 15kb. on the small side, this site per page is about 10-20kb. you could build the same with a flash site with a slightly larger file size and exact same set up. requires much more code and time but fundamentally, it would be the same. the advantage? site only loads ONCE ... will only ever load ONCE.
Fox, CNN, MTV, BBC all have shitty load times for site predominantly created in html/server side code. you take a hit either way you look at it.
The biggest thing messing up flash was the inability to sync with normal web user functions without havin g to do hella scripting (ie., scrollMouse detection, page caching to use back button, tool tips, etc.) flash mx and namely mx04 have changed the game.
all flash. page caching, back button support, scrollMouse detection...
it can be done. it takes a good developer. flash is more than just visual. there is a backend and those that know how to harness it have made flash what it is today...an integral part of all browsers and becoming a standard for web interaction.
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