> I noticed their new Java interface the other day too.  Yes, it's a lot
> slower with no apparent adavantages, but you're missing the
> point.  Web
> sites have to be cool, which of course means using all the
> latest technology
> with maximal TLAs.  Lots of spiffy animated graphics is a
> must too.  Sure,
> actual site visitors may get annoyed at how long it takes to
> download every
> page, but that's the price of progress.  But most importantly
> this stuff is
> much more fun and profitable for the web developers than
> creating those old
> fashion content-laden pages.  Who'd want to be caught dead
> with one of those
> on their resume!

I have a feeling about the design of sites like this. My guess is that the
site is designed, as you also suspect, by a graphics-weenie intent on
flashiness.

But I'd guess that the big problem is that the weenie shows the site to the
company for approval ON A LOCAL MACHINE. Sure, all of this java, animation,
and data served from the host is fast when demonstrated locally.

When you complain to mchip (or whoever has an annoying site) tell them to
access their own site from a 33k modem. Perhaps then they will understand.

-Rob

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