However, Flash was really easy to get into. You didn't need any programming whatsoever if all you wanted was a vector cartoon. And you did need to copy-paste some ActionScript if you wanted a fancy-looking navigation bar. Current web lacks this ease of authoring, so I wouldn't say "you can now do everything you could do in Flash".

Flash also felt more like a proper application framework. Web still feels like you're working with an extremely advanced word processor.