In "Colin Moock on Flash MX" Richard Koman interviews the author of O'Reilly's ActionScript: The Definitive Guide. Moock really nails what I've been talking about with Flash -- its more then just a vector graphics and multimedia platform, but rather a means of developing and deploying lightweight cross-platform Internet applications.
I am convinced that the emerging service-oriented Internet will necessitate such a platform to compliment the document-oriented web browser. Moock agrees: "Flash is a loud message to everyone who is working on standards: this is obviously a need, so maybe it's time to pay attention to this kind of content."
This is encouraging to see, but we're a long way off from this notion gaining the support it needs to thrive.
