[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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