> I would think any competent UI person would consider usability an
> inherent business requirement. So obviously, if the UI feels slow or
> klunky to the user than it isn't really usable. However, that doesn't
> mean that performance and bandwidth are a consideration. This thread
> started out comparing the bandwidth utilization of html based web
> applications vs. Flash applications. The statement was that the Flash
> application would use less bandwidth. So, let's assume that two Flash
> applications had a similar UI, but were implemented differently. The
> first UI used considerably less bandwidth than the second, but both used
> less bandwidth than their html equivalents. Additionally, let's assume
> that the first UI used less bandwidth because the Flash developer spent
> time trying to reduce the bandwidth usage.
Matt,
I think I fail to understand your point still. Can you give a concrete
example? So far you've only given generalizations. Can you elaborate? For
example, how was the first Flash movie made to use less bandwidth? When it
comes to Flash, it's difficult to decrease the amount of bandwidth from one
Flash movie to the next simply because it's all basic data. When you
compare HTML pages, you can take out or optimize graphics.
Also, I don't think I agree with your first statement entirely. You state
that:
"if the UI feels slow or klunky to the user than it isn't
really usable. However, that doesn't mean that performance
and bandwidth are a consideration".
While I believe there are many considerations for UI, I don't know how you
could say that performance and bandwidth simply aren't a consideration.
Perhaps they are less significant at times, but rarely are they not a
consideration.
Ben Johnson
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