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Old 07/23/2009, 05:17 am   #8
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Originally Posted by Toothless Gibbon View Post
Sorry if this question is not what this thread is for but why wouldn't you just develop in Flash?

Scalable graphics plus video and 3D.
Compatibility, usability, integration, accessibility would be the key points.

(I should probably explain further)
Compatibility: Using Flash means that it will only run on Adobe certified platforms and that would directly conflict with one of the key benefits. You couldn't play it on the iPhone, not on Android, not on the Pre...

Usability: Flash applications well, they just feel horrible. There are excpetions, but for the most part any Flash app feels first and foremost like a Flash app. The right-click menu does the rest.

Integration: Flash doesn't include the behaviours your used to from applications. This ranges from text selection over font rendering to button designs. It just always feels wrong.

Accessibility: Well, it's Flash. What else do I have to say.

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