G'day > At this time we have to know what we want for the future of the web. > When I build a cederom it is to bring information in an other way than text. > It must be the same with web.
I hear what you're saying. If and when we get to the point that everybody has cheap, reliable, high speed access to the web without download limits, the next generation web might well replace TV and Radio. It might even put cinemas out of business. I don't see that happening any time soon though and expect that a lot of people still want to read words (be that on paper or on screen). Why are people still buying books, magazines and newspapers when we can present that same information on a website, even now? Unfortunately, flash etc, which go well on a CD Rom would exclude (at least, at this point in time) a huge number of users. If I want to see movies, I watch TV or hire a Video or DVD. If I want to hear music, I switch on the radio or listen to a CD (or tape, or old-fashioned record). I use the web to seek information and like many people I can only get dial-up (or a very expensive satellite connection) where I live. I avoid sites that use bandwidth-hungry (non text) content (the back button on my browser is very handy there) because most of the information I seek is fine as words and pictures (and I am impatient). Of course, this is just my opinion and I'm sure there are flaws in my argument :-) Regards -- Bert Doorn, Web Developer Better Web Design http://www.betterwebdesign.com.au/ Fast-loading, user-friendly websites ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
