Hi folks, I think I'm kinda patient. Less patient than some, but more so than others.
And I noticed that, right around the time the Adobe acquisition of Macromedia really got rolling a few months ago, the web site response and download speed of the Macromedia site declined significantly. I wasn't too surprised... I mean, there's no better way to wean us off the old site than by making it incredibly frustrating to go there, right? And I have to say... downloading that 135 MB Flex 1 Beta sure did cause some frustration! But, that was months ago. I read somewhere recently where the Adobe site has fully completed its integration of the Macromedia site, so that leads me to think that they're done. We should be back to good times again in the download speeds department, right? I'm sitting here now waiting for the Flash Player 8 update for Flash to download. It's chugging along at 4.8 KB/s. I've already sucked up 3.5 MB of the file - with quite a bit to go before I get the full 31.2 MB file. My downloads window says I'll only have to wait one hour and 26 minutes more! I confess to some continuing frustration here. I think I've been very patient. Why does my dear Adobe continue to do this to me? Here's a question for you, Adobe: how on this precious earth can you claim to be a world-class software development company when you can't even deliver downloads to your user base at more than 4.8 KB/s? Adobe, you should be ashamed and embarrassed. Kevin P.S. Now before you can say, "Don't hit us on a dial-up!" let me add that my connection is rated at 4 MB/s with bursts to 12 MB/s. In real life usage, I've seen 600-900 KB/s when the sourcing server can provide it. In short, it's not my fault if the Adobe site is slow. _______________________________________________ [email protected] To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
