The points don't make a compelling argument to me. > 1) For 95% of applications you can just distribute a single SWF file A single HTML file can hold HTML, CS

The points don't make a compelling argument to me. > 1) For 95% of applications you can just distribute a single SWF file A single HTML file can hold HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. > 2) You have a robust authoring tool that is animation/graphics-first and newbie friendly Hard to believe that there are literally no options that fit into that category for HTML5. An example of the next-best-thing would be helpful. > 3) You can send a link to your mom and she can just play it w/ no issues Same with HTML5. Send a link and no problems, unless she's one of the vanishing few still running IE6.