I wrote: > > Recently, I checked again: there are Flash plugins, but not Shockwave > > ones!! > > > > Have UNIX people been written off as too small a market segment or is > > it just too hard to implement? > >
Kerry wrote: >I'll probably get creamed for this, but I think there's a more basic >issue. ><snip> >Shockwave can do a lot of things that Flash can't, so it's not going >away. However, the downloads (both the plug-in and the app) are a lot >bigger than Flash. Plus, Flash penetration is significantly higher than >Shockwave. Also, the new capabilities of Flash MX (including faster >processing) are moving it more into the low-medium range that used to be >Shockwave's territory. Kerry- But the UNIX workstation market is the one that could *really* use the advanced programming and 3D capabilities of a Director product, rather than small-footprint Flash player. We have had to turn down physics simulation projects, for instance, due to the lack of Shockwave player on UNIX systems. -Mark -- [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
