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	timsamoff	2009-07-17 , 01:01
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Originally Posted by fragos

I'm curious what sites require Flash 10. As a professional webmaster I and others, e.g. Google, wouldn't require Flash 10 because it would make our sites unusable by a large percentage of visitors. Flash 9 r48 used on the N810, seems to work for all the sites I've visited. We all like to have the latest and greatest but sometimes there's very little if any added value. The web in particular uses protocols and tools based on servicing the largest number of potential visitor. Most sites, mine included, even work with IE6 which is older than dirt and very limitting.

This is true. Good designers who have interest in retaining viewers across the board -- usually when designing for clients -- will stick with older versions of Flash. Heck, I'll still compile down to Flash 8 for most things, since 8 handles almost everything clients are most likely to ask for.

Flash 10 is mostly occurring in those sites where the designer knows who their viewer-base is (e.g., people using the latest browsers and who know a thing or two about Flash, etc.).

Tim

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