Need flash to read about it... [LWN.net]

Need flash to read about it...

Posted Jan 8, 2007 18:39 UTC (Mon) by endecotp (guest, #36428)
Parent article: Nokia N800 announced

If I want to read the "full list of Nokia N800 features", I need to install a flash plugin.

Hmm, I think that already tells me that I don't want one of these.

Still, I'm a bit curious about it. Has anyone found any readable feature list?

Need flash to read about it...

Posted Jan 9, 2007 14:07 UTC (Tue) by Janne (guest, #40891) [Link] (4 responses)

" If I want to read the "full list of Nokia N800 features", I need to install a flash plugin.

Hmm, I think that already tells me that I don't want one of these."

So, the website uses Flash, and that makes you think that you don't want the device in question? Um, isn't that kinda... you know, dumb? Well, suit for yourself. I have the 770, and I love that thing. The N800 seems to be even better: they fixed every single shortcoming the 770 has.

Need flash to read about it...

Posted Jan 9, 2007 16:55 UTC (Tue) by endecotp (guest, #36428) [Link] (3 responses)

Can you view the N800 web page using your 770?

(i.e. does the web browser on the 770 support a new-enough version of flash to view it?)

Need flash to read about it...

Posted Jan 10, 2007 13:27 UTC (Wed) by Janne (guest, #40891) [Link] (2 responses)

I can check when I get back home. I know that I can view the 770 product-page just fine with it, and it uses flash. Youtube doesn't work, however. Youtube does work on the N800.

And what does 770's Flash-support (or lack of it?) have to do with the goodness or the badness of N800? They are two different products. And I still don't understand how flash on a website makes the product worse. Would N800 be better if the product-page didn't use Flash? How so? Would it make it faster? Would it increase the battery-life?

Need flash to read about it...

Posted Jan 10, 2007 17:30 UTC (Wed) by endecotp (guest, #36428) [Link] (1 responses)

> I still don't understand how flash on a website makes the product worse.
> Would N800 be better if the product-page didn't use Flash?

No, of course not. But I honestly can't read the web page to find out more about it and I don't think many people would buy something like this "blind". [Thanks for the HTML link dpavlin, how did you find that?]

Making a web site accessible is also something that gives me a good impression about a company - pervasive attention to details is something that can be influenced by a corporate culture.

Need flash to read about it...

Posted Jan 11, 2007 9:07 UTC (Thu) by Janne (guest, #40891) [Link]

Well, it's not like the Flash-site is the only place where the data is available. Before purchase you would propably read a review or two, and those would most likely mention the specs.

oh, I forgot to test the website with my 770, I was quite busy yesterday