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I was going to post this as a reply, but several people made the comment that them duplicating what Flash could do, even if done in HTML and JS, wasn't the righ

I was going to post this as a reply, but several people made the comment that them duplicating what Flash could do, even if done in HTML and JS, wasn't the right path? I can understand the hatred of Flash itself, but why the dislike for these types of sites in general? Not everything needs to be plain text, easily scanable, SEO compatible, clean, simple, etc. This site is as much about marketing and generating appeal as it is about information. I don't see anything wrong with how it was done. Someone enlighten me please. Edit: And somewhat off-topic - is it a requirement that production electrics cars have to hideous? Tesla and Chevy (Volt) seem to be the only ones that have made them actually nice to look at.

tomkarlo 16y ago
It's not a requirement that they look hideous, but for mass production hybrid / all-electric cars, it's kind of a requirement that they look DIFFERENT. Why? Because people who are choosing to buy a hybrid or electric usually want EVERYONE ELSE to know they got one. That's one reason the Prius has no "regular" version - if you see a Prius, and its distinctive shape, you immediately know the person bought a hybrid. With other cars, (including the Tesla) you have to see the badges on the back to know. So part of the "moral reward" for buying hybrid, paying more and sacrificing some performance is lost.