Flash Is Dead At Virgin America
Mar 2nd, 2010 | By James Lewin | Category: Apple iPad 
Flash is dead – at least at Virgin America.
When the Apple iPad was introduced, we said that Flash Is Dead + The iPad Is Its Tombstone.
Why?
Flash is a great tool – but users and Web developers alike are better off developing standards-based content and not being locked into proprietary tools.
Virgin America appears to have come to the same conclusion.
They’ve updated their site, dumping Flash.
“I don’t want to cater to one hardware or one software platform one way to another, and Flash eliminates iPhone users,” explains Chief information officer (CTO) Ravi Simhambhatla. “This year is going to be the year of the mobile [for Virgin].”
What do you think? Are more sites going to be dumping Flash to ensure compatibility with mobile Internet devices?
James, try a Google search on “site:virginamerica.com filetype:swf”.
The reality seems to be that a website changed its homepage slideshow to JavaScript. Was bemused by The Register making a story out of it, then darkly amused by subsequent polemics.
If you’re interested in Flash, then some of the recent news involves TiVo, Picnik, Blackwave, Major League Baseball, Marvell, the upcoming slate category, and the significance of the news out of MWC.
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Results 1 – 4 of 4 from virginamerica.com for filetype:swf. (0.22 seconds)
Search Results
1. [FLASH]
ACHETEZ MAINTENANT VOS ÉTIQUETTES TAXIPOST SECUR PAR 10 ET …
File Format: Shockwave Flash – View as HTML
ACHETEZ MAINTENANT VOS ÉTIQUETTES TAXIPOST SECUR PAR 10. ET TAXIPOST ENLÈVE GRATUITEMENT VOS PAQUETS CHEZ VOUS ! DES CADEAUX D’AFFAIRES À ENVOYER ?
community.virginamerica.com/sIFR/vaFonts/vaLight.swf –
2. [FLASH]
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File Format: Shockwave Flash
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vadifference.virginamerica.com/vadiff/Loader.swf –
3. [FLASH]
Unable to load XML file: _xml/routemapdata.xml
File Format: Shockwave Flash
Unable to load XML file: _xml/routemapdata.xml.
http://www.virginamerica.com/va/flash/VirginAmerica_RouteMap.swf –
4. [FLASH]
Loading The coolest living room in the sky Personalized …
File Format: Shockwave Flash
Loading. The coolest living room in the sky. Personalized entertainment system. Mood lit cabins. Plug in at your seat. First class …
http://www.virginamerica.com/va/flash/…/VA_Difference_Landing_v3.swf –
John
I clicked on one of these .swf’s and it was from 2008.
Is that the future of Flash at corporate sites – being limited to a handful of old graphics?
The examples may not be significant (as the coverpage slideshow wasn’t significant 😉 but it shows that the game-of-telephone headline inflation has gotten just a wee bit ahead of reality…? 😉
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