Flash MX (6) Focus on Usability

News.com reports Macromedia’s new focus on usability with Flash MX:

Much of Macromedia’s case for the new Flash centers on usability—that Web pages and applications designed entirely in Flash will load faster, work more reliably and make it easier for customers to transact business.

For example, it’s intended to eliminate page refreshes. Users will be able to continue to browse a site even while the Web page processes credit card information and other data.

Sounds like a dream, but I don’t see many companies switching over to an all Flash site anytime soon. Too many execs remember the all-Flash sites that bombed hard over the past two years. (via ia/)