[Javascript] Fjax - Ajax - eliminate need for browser-specific code

[Brian L. Matthews]

>FYI
>
>http://www.webmonkey.com/06/25/index4a.html
>
>" Fjax works a whole lot like Ajax — it uses an 
>XML file to pass data to a browser — except that 
>it uses a tiny bit of Flash, instead of the 
>browser, to parse the XML. All of that 
>browser-specific code is eliminated, leaving the 
>application more lightweight and putting less of 
>a strain on the browser."

"All that browser-specific code"? Isn't it like 
one "if" to select between an XmlHttpRequest and 
Microsoft's ActiveX object? And considering I and 
everyone I know has Flash turned off, this sounds 
like a really bad idea.

Brian