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The accessibility and usability of the Flash technology is improving, but it will be a long long time before it reaches that of the core Web technologies combination.
It is suitable in certain circumstances, but these are primarily extras offered by big profile companies, or personal sites from people that want to show of their Flash skills.
The overiding principle to remember is that a normal web site (flash or html based) is merely an interface to the content. Therefore the best solution is one that communicates well the desired message and more importantly facilitates the access of the information (or whatever content) in the site.
That is why the biggest mistake is using Flash just for the sake of using Flash. It is akin to over-use of animation FX in PowerPoint presentations, which the viewer will simply find distracting and inconvenient, not impressive.
Flash is a tool you may wish to use if the circumstances are right.
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