rich internet what?

Rich Internet Applications...

here's a link to 10 reasons to embrace them..

http://blogs.zdnet.com/Stewart/wp-trackback.php?p=52


here's my problem with these "Rich"Applications...
They are complicated and are filling niche's that I didn't know existed, let alone need to fill. Some are helping ease life on the internet, but some are making it more complicated, and it seems that only the geeks use them. Follow the examples, Napster, Google, Outlook... they were/are easy to use. I know that you all want to change the world and create a whole new user interface paradigm, and change how users interact with their virtual world...well, guess what? Not going to work. People don't want to learn a whole new system before they even decide if a system it good for them. You've got to have ease of use first, then build on that..

we'll, enough ranting on that. I'll add more later as I think of good and bad examples.