amznVibe - 5:42 pm on Jul 17, 2004 (gmt 0)

You missed under "Cons":

-> a large and growing user base has turned off active-x because of all the trojans/viruses that use it so Flash will not run on IE

-> a growing user base is purposely blocking Flash entirely because of its incredibly annoying use for high-motion (therefore distracting) ads - many personal firewalls include blocking Flash, as well as free optional add-ons like [noflash.bbshare.com...] for IE and [flashblock.mozdev.org...] for Mozilla products

Animated gifs at least have the benefits of working in all environments and browsers (even email to an extent) and even if they are prevented from animating (with other tools available for IE or Mozilla) the first or last frame will be shown.

Never thought I would see the day Brett wants a Flash section. Really surprised!