korkus2000 - 12:49 pm on Feb 28, 2003 (gmt 0)

I have seen Flash movies embedded in car's detail pages that allowed me to change color and options and view it in different views. I wish I remembered the site. This was very effective. Since cars are such a high price item, people use the web to research the purchase.

I think it depends on the product, like I said way up this thread. Entertainment is the number one product that can benifit from Flash, but yes there are other products that can benifit. When I worked for the DSL division of the phone company I had to create a Flash app that let people find out if they were able to get DSL, and the integrity of the line compared to distance. It work very well using Flash because of the amount of screens that could be loaded once instead of click load, click load.

I don't think we need to look at lipstick from all sides, but then again I don't buy lipstick. I can't really judge what the common lipstick buyer wants. I think we have to let the requirements drive the technology and not the designer. I am a designer, and I like really slick sites, but it is not about what I like, but what is needed to complete the projects requirements. I can tell you that there are many requirements online where Flash is the best fit. The problem is there are also many cases where Flash has been used and it is contrary to the requirements.