"Although multimedia has its role on the Web, current Flash technology tends to discourage usability for three reasons: it makes bad design more likely, it breaks with the Web's fundamental interaction style, and it consumes resources that would be better spent enhancing a site's core value. "
"makes bad design more likely".... i can design flash pretty well so that wouldn't be the case
"it breaks with the web's fundamental interaction style" whatever the fuck that means
"consumes resources that would be better spent enhancing a site's core value", well that was written in 2000... this is 2004.. so as long as your flash isn't 5 megs you should be fine.