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copied!<p>I would push you towards standard web development technologies in most cases. Javascript is no longer a great challenge to debug or maintain with good libs like jQuery/Prototype to iron out some of the browser inconsistencies and tools like Firebug and the MS script debugger to help with debugging.</p> <p>There are cases when Flash is a better option, but only in cases where you are doing complex animations. And, if you are willing to invest the effort, most animations can be achieved without resorting to flash. A <a href="http://www.hudsonstreetservices.com/" rel="noreferrer">couple</a> of <a href="http://www.hudsonstreetservices.com/hudsonstreet/services/index.asp" rel="noreferrer">examples</a>...</p> <p><strong>Flash content is not as accessible as other content.</strong><br> This will not only affect people with out flash, but also search engine spiders. There may be some hacks to help get around this now, but I think that most flash content will never be indexed by google.</p> <p><strong>Flash breaks the web UI.</strong><br> For example: </p> <ul> <li>If I click my mouse wheel on a link, that link is opened in a background tab. In a flash app there is no way to simulate this behavior.</li> <li>If I select text in my browser and right-click I get options provided by the browser that include things like "Search Google for this text". In a flash app those options are no longer there.</li> <li>If I right click on a link or an image I get a different set of options that are not available in a flash app. This can be very frustrating to a user who is not "flash savvy".</li> </ul>

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