Macromedia announced its new strategy for the Flash platform. Here are links to some of the announcements:
Press releases
http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/
InformationWeek article this morning
http://www.informationweek.com/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=164300385
Flash Platform
http://www.macromedia.com/platform/
Flash Platform Developer Center
http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/flashplatform/
Maelstrom Capabilities
http://www.macromedia.com/software/flashplayer/maelstrom/
How does this affect Flex?
Not having tried Flex on the upcoming Flash player, I’m not sure. But keep in mind that Flex is a Flash application and wherever we can take advantage of the new Player’s capabilities, we surely will.

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