Check out this great article that talks about web dev, Adobe Flash and Microsoft Silverlight, in a simple and non polemic way.

I know most people don’t read whole articles anymore — so here’s the bottom line — technology decisions always comes back to understanding a mix of three things: functionality, user requirements and business objectives. Figuring all that out is a service that a company like Viewstream provides. We call it “Brains” work, and it’s really what our business is all about. In any case, the article can at least give a good summary of what’s changing and why.