When I read your comment - I was thinking Flash is the like the dumb blond of the internet looks great, a lot of fun but... I agree with a lot of what you are

When I read your comment - I was thinking Flash is the like the dumb blond of the internet looks great, a lot of fun but... I agree with a lot of what you are saying from a programmers point of view. But from a typical users point of view it "seems" to function and look great. Although I disagree with you about longevity and maintainability - I haven't had any trouble with those factors. I also disagree with you that HTML and JavaScript can do what Flash does. Don't get me wrong I love JavaScript but it doesn't do animation anywhere near Flash. I totally agree with you about cost and closed standards.