Dear Flash…

...It is a little awkward to write to you. After many years of devout but silent friendship I think it is about time to express why I have walked away from your neighbourhood.

First of all I doubt about your future after engaging the Adobe family. I like the way you interact with the user and I am afraid that your interface will become less simple in the future.

The main reason of our separation was the love for standards. You know, I know, everybody knows that your nature is contrary to the Web Standards. Some people do not realize that you go further than the Web. I however hang on it. This remarkable CSS technology is brilliantly clear and flexible. Put the blame on me, I am very attracted of it.

Lately, I ‘ve been developing a multimedia project. When I heard about it I ran to you, not to the chuby cousin Director. I had once more the opportunity to admire your smoothness and elegance. Until the main movie (.fla) exceeded the 100MB file size. You became slow, very slow. You engulfed my RAM. You refused to publish my files. Why?

Well that was a rhetorical question. I don’t mean to finish this letter in such an arrogant way. I know why you came to this life and how well you do what you do. I don’t forget that you were the spark for me in dark times and I bacame what I am because of you too.

That’s all from me dear friend. See you around the corner soon.
Yours