O’Reilly Radar > Flash is Ajax, or Flash versus Ajax, at the Ajax Summit

Kevin is right to try to position Flash as a useful extension tool for Ajax applications, and there are definitely times where that model will be very useful. I’m glad he was at the summit and advocating for his technology; I think the discussion would have been one-sided otherwise. In the long run, though, I think the rise of Ajax will cause Flash to specialize in media more and more. The JibJabs, Flickrs, and Odeos of the world — as well as the advertisers, alas — will continue to use Flash until something better comes along. For the rest, though, Ajax will probably knock Flash aside.