Michaelwagner Wrote: 
> If, while I was busy trying to block yet another manifestation of it,
> Flash has grown up and actually has a real use other than irritating
> the hell out of me, I hope I can be excused for missing the
> announcement. 
> 

If you are going to write off useful technology just because it has
been sometime misused, then yes, please do write it off. I would point
you at some of the best Internet games around that use Flash though -
go have a look over at Orisinal for example. Of course they're a not a
remote control, just beautiful graphical experiences that in my mind
counter the many, many misuses of Flash.

Michaelwagner Wrote: 
> Oh, and BTW, Mr. Fang, Cardinal, sir, your claim that it is built into
> (essentially) all browsers is, I believe, incorrect.
> 
> It is an add-in to every browser I own, and it has to be added in by
> the user. I don't know if they're written flash implementations for all
> the obscure browsers written for Nokias and Palm Pilots and pocket PCs
> and so forth, but if they haven't, that would be a major road block.

I must admit I don't remember ever downloading it for FireFox or IE,
but you could be right, so I'll accept that Flash may not be
everywhere. I believe Nokia ship a version in some of their Symbian
handset and the PSP has it too, which is a lot cheaper device. There
are new companies springing up writing Flash games for cell phones, so
I suspect it will become a lot more widespread. SVG is also
standardised now for cell phones and Smartphones, so appearing in a lot
more places.

But that is to a large extent irrelevant, my real bug-bear is that they
aren't proper remote controls. They are expensive smartphones or PDAs
and what we're arguing about is the best way to pretend they are a
proper remote control. That's why the Sonus remote blows tham all away.
It was designed for purpose. I want one for my SB.


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