[thelist] Linking to a movie - best practice?
Jeff Howden
jeff at jeffhowden.com
Fri Sep 16 18:29:51 CDT 2005
Shawn,
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> From: Shawn K. Quinn
>
> > > [...] People downloaded Flash to watch Flash movies
> > > once upon a time, didn't they?
>
> > Yes, but that is because Flash gave them a new
> > experience, [...]
>
> I disagree. Pretty much it lets you watch cheesy movies
> and lets advertisers make ads that don't stop
> immediately when I hit Escape the way animated GIFs
> would [...]
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It's clear you're completely out of touch with all the possible uses of the
flash player.
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> > wheres downloading yet another codec is a frustrating
> > experience for a lot of basic users. I got emails
> > asking if xvid is a virus!
>
> So? Tell them it isn't.
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That's doable for the first few dozen. However, it quickly becomes tiresome
when you have x number of inquiries per week you have to answer.
It's hardly even worth it for the teeny-tiny percentage of users who
actually know what to do with the codec and/or already have it installed.
[>] Jeff Howden
jeff at jeffhowden.com
http://jeffhowden.com/
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