BBO versions

[nige1]

Over the years, there have been many releases of BBO. I liked old BBO features like chat-logs and full-disclosure.

 

Nevertheless, I rate the new HtML version of BBO to be an improvement on previous versions. Also, I feel that trying to maintain obsolete versions just wastes valuable resources.

 

It might be interesting, however, to find out if there's a user-consensus.

 

A poll is unlikely to cover the spectrum of opinion, so please comment.

[sfi]

Flash is being phased out by the end of 2020, so that's a non-starter. From memory the interface was better than the current one, but I'm sure it will improve over time.

[helene_t]

The original version is probably also a non-starter. They would need to maintain a Mac version and a Windows version in parallell. Then we have the users of mobile browsers, linux etc. Plus the umpteen different windows versions.

 

It's also a pain to have locally stored data when you have multiple devices.

 

The windows version was never very good imho and the technology has moved forward since then.

[broze]

Can't stand the results viewer in the new version. And also can someone tell me how to kib the table where someone else is kibbing?

[HeavyDluxe]

Interface change is hard. I think both the Flash and current version are fine enough, each with their strengths/weaknesses. I appreciate the browser and mobile-centric design of the newest client since I think more and more people will be on non-desktop screens in the future.

 

IMO, the value proposition here (what we get for what we pay) is so good as to make any other little quibbles insignificant.