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

Need flash to read about it...

Posted Jan 9, 2007 16:55 UTC (Tue) by endecotp (guest, #36428)
In reply to: Need flash to read about it... by Janne
Parent article: Nokia N800 announced

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?)

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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