Should I use Java or Flash on my website?
Java and Flash are both great
tools that can add value to your website. The first consideration we gave to
this question, is how many users out there will have the capability to view
and use these features. We looked at the same sampling of the last 10,000
visitors to this website and found the following:
Java
|
Groups of Users |
Have Java? |
Number of Visitors |
Percentage |
| 1. |
|
9,625 |
97.88% |
| 2. |
|
208 |
2.12% |
With 98% of our visitors
using Java, we decided that we should take advantage of some of the Java
tools available to us. Flash
|
Rank |
Flash Version |
Number of Visitors |
Percentage |
| 1. |
|
3,803 |
38.68% |
| 2. |
|
3,581 |
36.42% |
| 3. |
|
923 |
9.39% |
| 4. |
|
472 |
4.80% |
| 5. |
|
324 |
3.30% |
| 6. |
|
221
|
2.25% |
| 7. |
|
169 |
1.72% |
| 8. |
|
100 |
1.02% |
| 9. |
|
38 |
0.39% |
| 10. |
|
37 |
0.38% |
With 98% of our visitors using Flash and only 2%
not using Flash, we determined that we should take advantage of some of the
Flash offerings to be incorporated in our html pages.
Screen Colors
|
Rank |
Screen Colors |
Number of Visitors |
Percentage |
| 1. |
|
8,653 |
88.00% |
| 2. |
|
646 |
6.57% |
| 3. |
|
519 |
5.28% |
| 4. |
|
14 |
0.14% |
| 5. |
|
1 |
0.01% |
|
