I have been working with Flash since it came out on the market. But, not being a "Coder" I find actionscript very difficult. I like the new features of Flash CS3, just not the pricetag. I would suggest to anyone interested in Flash to look at SwishMax. it is cheap and for the most part just as capable as Flash. The plus it that it is 100% drag and drop or "guided" actionscript.
Any comments and questions are welcome