Want to use Flash on company site - need numbers!

Hi guys,
I work as a graphic designer for a pretty major e-commerce
site. We're working on a redesign of our homepage. Myself, I want
to incorporate flash. Nothing major but possibly using it in a
ticker across the top of the page and maybe one day doing flash
based splash pages to other areas of the site.
I like flash and have used it on other sites before. However,
I'm running into a roadblock. My superiors are very hesitant to
(finally) take the leap into flash design, as they believe not
enough internet shoppers have flash installed on their machines.
I sent an e-mail with links to the census page on adobe.com
that states that flash is installed on 97% of internet enabled
computers. They don't believe it. In fact, one of my superiors
believes that number to be only 9%. I've tried to do some of my own
research but I'm having a hard time building a case. I desperately
need independent research that illustrates what I'm sure we all
know already: not only is the flash plug-in installed on the
overwhelming majority of internet enabled computers, but that users
who are savvy enough to shop online are exactly the type that would
have flash installed in the first place.
This is a shot in the dark but I'm hoping that someone out
there may have come across an article that may help my case.
Thanks much; I'm desperate!

post54,
> I sent an e-mail with links to the census page on
adobe.com
> that states that flash is installed on 97% of internet
enabled
> computers. They don't believe it.
The numbers on Adobe's stats page don't always refer to the
*latest*
version of Flash Player -- that's an important note -- but
certainly, the
numbers are good:
http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/flashplayer/version_penetration.html
Here's the methodology used to derive those numbers:
http://www.adobe.com/products/player_census/methodology/
Are the naysayers on your end willing to cite a reference or
two? ;)
> In fact, one of my superiors believes that number to be
only 9%.
Ummm. Where is that number coming from? Has this person not
visited
Amazon.com? They use Flash content. That's a pretty major
e-commerice
site. His this person not heard of MySpace (et. al.), YouTube
(et. al.),
and the like, all of which support (and sport) Flash content?
How about
cnn.com? Check out any of the major TV outlets, abc.com,
fox.com, cbs.com,
etc. I'm preaching to the choir, though ... I realize that.
> I've tried to do some of my own research but I'm having
a hard
> time building a case. I desperately need independent
research that
> illustrates what I'm sure we all know already:
This might prove difficult, because it sounds (to me) like
you're up
against an emotional reaction more than anything else. If no
one jumps in
with the article(s) you're looking for, how about turning the
argument on
its ear? You mentioned that the Flash content you're after is
"nothing
major" -- more eye candy than anything else -- and if that's
so, why not use
something like Geoff Stearns' SWFObject to detect Flash
Player and serve up
an alternative if necessary?
David Stiller
Adobe Community Expert
Dev blog,
http://www.quip.net/blog/
"Luck is the residue of good design."

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