I was doing some research on some different types of layout managers, and in checking out XAML, I came across www.xaml.net. As of this writing, they feature the following comparison matrix on their home page:
I think you’ll all be shocked to see that the SWF format does not support video, as well as many other things you assumed it did. In reality, I think if you add Flex into the picture, we’ve got everything on that grid covered except native 3D.
I think they must have read an old Flash 4 manual to do their research.