I came to Adobe specifically to democratize animation, to tear down barriers that crippled Flash back then. There can be a fine line, though, between “democratizing” and “cheapening the coin,” as this funny, profane little piece from Harry Partridge illustrates:
[Via David Simons]
Funny stuff. I personally have mostly used Flash / Flex for RIA with minial animations other than to “enhance” the UI.
Funny, and insightful I guess.