Flash 1… 2… 3… 4… 5… MX… MX 2004… 8… 9… … … and now? Just “10″. nice and easy.

The latest and greatest from Adobe includes support for native 3D (bring on more carousel views), “inverse kinematics“, jointed assets that react intelligently to each other when animated (see PrayStation circa ‘99?). Additionally, they promise advanced text rendering and control (again), dynamic sound gen, and an yet another “advanced” drawing API. How about animating rounded corner masks? What will this all bring? The resurgence of the intro skip or further along the never ending path to a “richer experience”. we’ll see…