Flex 2 Beta Review

Macromedia has opened it's new product, Flex 2, for a free beta download from labs. Labs is a step in the right direction to fostering adoption. What I found most interesting about their new product is how easy it was to get up and running with flex builder in a matter of minutes. Most of the components in Flex 2 were easy to create both in code view and design view. I felt as though the design environment could use a few tweaks... overall, a leap forward in rich internet apps! One small downside to Flex is the heavy price tag... upwards of 10k. Due to the cost, most smaller companies will not buy into this technology until there is a true return on their investment.