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Google revolves around information accessibility, using Flash for anything besides the presentation of graphics is a big step back in that area.

Youtube may make good use of Flash, but even they limit it to areas of absolute necessity.

Why can't Flash be improved to make information accessible?

Ask Adobe?

".... Why can't Flash be improved to make information accessible? ..."

Probably for the same reason the tech that google does use can. Openness.