How important is Flash as a skill

Yes flash has a great install base; however, my question is should is flash a valuable skill to learn if i'm well versed in ajax. Meebo is written in all ajax i think and it is fantastic.

And millions of people installing flash isn't really convincing, because these are consumers, and they've installed it because websites created their product in flash. It isn't a testament that the producer was correct choosing flash.

Tons of people install spyware on their browsers too.

Originally Posted by MysteryLeo Yes flash has a great install base; however, my question is should is flash a valuable skill to learn if i'm well versed in ajax. Meebo is written in all ajax i think and it is fantastic. And millions of people installing flash isn't really convincing, because these are consumers, and they've installed it because websites created their product in flash. It isn't a testament that the producer was correct choosing flash. Tons of people install spyware on their browsers too.

It wouldn't kill you to learn Flash. And plus, you don't need motivation from us to do it.

Flash is good in the areas it is used and since there aren't a lot of people who are extremely good with flash that are on webmaster forums, you could probably get more jobs using Flash.