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Re: Nissan Leaf

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Post by omellet »

benmccann wrote: post #49
citricsquid wrote: post #19

I don't understand how we've gone from "Flash is crap for entire websites" (edit: which is almost always true) to "Flash is the devil in every situation". It has its place, Javascript will never and shouldn't try and "kill" Flash, they're different.

Flash is a threat to the openness of the web. I can't reliably watch video, play games, or do anything else requiring Flash on my computer because I run Linux. Requiring you run an OS of Adobe's choosing is antithetical to the basic tenets of the web.

I run flash on ubuntu/chrome. Not that you have to, but the option is there.

Re: Nissan Leaf

#132

Post by ramki »

fleitz wrote: post #55

One should note that if you pull the site up in IE it still uses flash, which means we still need flash. Unless you're willing to say goodbye to 40% of your customers.

did u try on ie9?

Re: Nissan Leaf

#134

Post by jasonlotito »

mynameishere wrote: post #128
anthonyb wrote: post #98

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What are you talking about?

Are you really that confused? I'm not talking about javascript, browser-based applications here, but rather the various apps that run on Apple's proprietary hardware. I think I made that clear, and I thought it was pretty clear that Apple is trying very hard to kill flash and replace it with its own platform that depends upon its own hardware. This seems really, really simple to understand, but let me know if it's st…

You are confusing. This discussion is about Flash and JavaScript on the web, and you're talking about iOS Apps. One has nothing to do with the other. So, you decided to take the context of the discussion (Flash on the web) and change it (Flash apps), and then limit it to specific hardware (iOS devices, as you cannot run iOS apps on Macs).

On top of all of that, you are confusing how Apple is trying to kill Flash and replace it on the iOS devices (which is not entirely accurate).

So, while you thought you were clear, you weren't. You were confusing, incoherent, and frankly, even after I tried to give you the benefit of the doubt, I still find your arguments weak.

> This seems really, really simple to understand,

Context. You cannot join a conversation talking about something completely unrelated and expect to be understood.

Re: Nissan Leaf

#135

Post by antirez »

What's seriously needed is an HTML5 authoring program that can be used with a GUI and zero programming skills. Otherwise Flash will be very needed in the future.

Re: Nissan Leaf

#137

Post by tsycho »

bnastic wrote: post #104
fleitz wrote: post #55

One should note that if you pull the site up in IE it still uses flash, which means we still need flash. Unless you're willing to say goodbye to 40% of your customers.

IE8 here at work. There's no Flash from what I can see. Am I missing something? Or are you referring to IE6/7?

Same here. Tried it on IE6 (stop hating me, my company forces it....I use Chrome otherwise)......doesn't seem to be using Flash.

Re: Nissan Leaf

#138

Post by WesleyJohnson »

I was going to post this as a reply, but several people made the comment that them duplicating what Flash could do, even if done in HTML and JS, wasn't the right path? I can understand the hatred of Flash itself, but why the dislike for these types of sites in general? Not everything needs to be plain text, easily scanable, SEO compatible, clean, simple, etc.

This site is as much about marketing and generating appeal as it is about information. I don't see anything wrong with how it was done. Someone enlighten me please.

Edit: And somewhat off-topic - is it a requirement that production electrics cars have to hideous? Tesla and Chevy (Volt) seem to be the only ones that have made them actually nice to look at.

Re: Nissan Leaf

#140

Post by tsycho »

Anyone know how they created the scrollbar in the popup dialog boxes? It works in IE6 as well, though doesn't look as pretty as in Chrome/FF.
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