dug 
readers remember several posts on the subject of Macromedia Flash’s resistible rise.
While my personal design philosophy remains the same it has always been (as regards plug-ins) that the good ones are great and if used appropriately, are welcome.
For a funny and much less level headed assessment of the destruction of the internet by the legions of vile Flash-wielding wankers, read dack.com
I’ve lifted this little pearl…
Maybe you have never seen e-commerce sites in flash, forms, chat rooms, but I can tell you they not only exist, but are in most cases superior, as they require less back end work from the server, thus making them more reliable
So less server involvement makes sites more reliable. I’m sorry, this isn’t even funny…