I don't get the flash decision.
Lots of "wow cool" flashy transitions etc, but who cares about them when you want to write a quick document quickly on the web.
For that matter who cares about whether it will match exactly when you print it?
All I want is a fast, quick, editor that interoperates with other things easily (eg with a javascript/ajax ui, you can resize the font from the browser etc... not so with flash).