Well…according to Steve Jobs at Apple…the answer is no.  I have been and am currently on the fence on this issue.  I think Flash can add an enhancement to some sites that straight html/css coding sometimes can’t.  But…on the other side of the issue…the content is the overall end result.  If you feel that no one will read your content unless there is movement and added flash bells and whistles, then does your overall message or approach need to be rethought?  “The message is the message is the message.”  I was on the “Flash Train” a few years back, but with the web being more and more used on mobile devices…a full flash site just does not seem to be the answer.

Steve Jobs makes some good points though so I would encourage reading the full article if you have time…below is a summed up version of the letter that Steve Jobs wrote concerning the reasons why Apple has decided not to support Flash on the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch.  Click here to read the full letter.

From Mashable.com:

“In short, Steve Jobs claims Flash drains the battery of mobile devices; it’s not very good for multi-touch operation, and its performance, reliability and security are all shoddy. It’s also a proprietary system, and while Jobs admits that their mobile OS is also proprietary, he claims that web standards should be open, like HTML5, CSS and JavaScript.

Most importantly Apple doesn’t want “a third party layer of software (to) come between the platform and the developer.” Finally, Jobs concludes, Flash is a relic. “Flash was created during the PC era –- for PCs and mice,” he says, “but the mobile era is about low power devices, touch interfaces and open web standards –- all areas where Flash falls short.”