by emckeown
25. May 2010 01:13
This is an interesting question and before I answer, I would like to say that I am a big fan of Apple and their various devices, so I may be a bit biased.
It has always been an interesting question should a client building a site use Flash and then be tied in with the Adobe Plug-in? I think the answer to that question depends on the site. If you want a highly interactive site it is not a bad idea to use Flash.
So what are the possible obstacles with using Flash? As of today you will restrict any iPhone, iPod and iPad user from seeing your site. With Apple having sold over a million iPads in the first few week of them introducing the device, that is a certain negative and recommendation not to use Flash. If you want your site to be interactive you can use AJAX. AJAX is not as good as Flash but it is an open source and using an open source solution in the long run might be the most cost effective way to run your website.
The battle between Flash and Apple is not over but with the growing popularity of Apple mobile devices, I would bet on Apple.
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