[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Could somebody share with me 1 example where "AJAX"/XMLHttpRequest succeeds where Flash fails ? I would prefer flash XML.sendAndLoad over AJAX anyday, as the XML object is a bit easier.. and you can get around the domain limitations imposed by "AJAX".
The only situation I can think of offhand would be one where someone has a browser which offers a standard XmlHttpRequest ability, and where the person has not installed Adobe Flash Player. There aren't many of these, but they do exist.
One piece of data I've never been able to lock down is "How many consumers actually use 'any modern browser'?" Five years ago we were told it was very important to not inconvenience even 5% of an audience, but somehow those same values don't get quite the same reporting coverage today.... ;-)
Hmm, maybe a different way to approach this problem: "If some of our audience CANNOT request text refreshes, then what's the most friendly way to accommodate them?" In this case, someone may be using an old browser for a reason and may not wish to change their whole viewing environmnet... it's easier to update a small plugin instead, more transparent, less chrome and fewer changes to habit.
XHR-specific Flash advantages: cross-domain requests; binary transfers; sockets and server push; more media requests than just text.
But "we use ajax for when flash fails"... I don't know of anyone nailing down the data on this, but strongly suspect it's the other way around.
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