Is the flash at the top of the main store page a resource hog for you?
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This is exactly why Flash needs to die......
Except that it's not Flash at all and Flash is perfectly fine even on the lowest spec of devices (mobile phones, well except an iPhone ROFLMAOLOLLERS).
HE'S RIGHT!! It's actually Javascript..
I've just opened up the homepage and noticed its sucking massive CPU usage. This CPU (@work) is a Q8300 @ 2.5ghz..
So thats partly why.. think i may have to OC it 
Using those fancy custom transitions won't help, and bloaty firefox doesn't either. Suggest Chrome as at least its uses a GPU accelerated JS engine..
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I think the clue's in the name.....
Regarding 'Flash must die', yeah let's kill something that adds media rich content to websites.
As Khaaan! says, even mobile phones these days can play Flash without issue. Flash isn't the problem. I'd rather have content and disable it, than not have it in the first place. Unless anyone can think of a better way to implement BBC News / Sport, iPlayer, SkySports, etc...
Just realised that clanger - Ninja Edit ***A CPU accelerated engine eh
Let's use something alternative, like how Realmedia did back in the [buffering.....................buffering................................buffering................................buffering................................buffering...........] olden days
Why is flash a problem?
See here: http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=why+is+flash+bad
And it's also a proprietary platform that has massive security and performance problems, that the vendors are not doing anything about. Loads of people want to see better flash but it just isn't coming.
Search engines cannot read flash, and neither can accessibility engines like readers for blind users.
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HTML5
The one that's not even out yet?
You don't need iPlayer videos to be picked up in search engines. And what's your alternative solution? I also want things to be better, but at the current time, what is?
HTML5 isn't as widespread yet, it's getting there with the latest browser support and it's only recently that the h.264 codec used for video has been allowed to start being used freely.
There is a lot of rich media to be had from these new technologies coming out over the next few years/months. Google's already there with Youtube with the HTML5 video but it's not enabled by default and won't be until uptake is higher I guess.
There is a lot of rich media to be had from these new technologies coming out over the next few years/months. Google's already there with Youtube with the HTML5 video but it's not enabled by default and won't be until uptake is higher I guess.
The one that's not even out yet?
Give some of the demos a try:
http://ie.microsoft.com/testdrive/
with
http://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer10.html
Why are you comparing video playback to content display? Nobody else isThe one that's not even out yet?
You don't need iPlayer videos to be picked up in search engines. And what's your alternative solution? I also want things to be better, but at the current time, what is?
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Same here.
