Adobe MAX is in Chicago starting October 1st and already there are some awfully interesting apps in Flex and AIR showing up.
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Here is one of the best I have found so far, a Google Analytics Presentation system written in AIR by a Belgian named Nico. This very nifty demo of Flex?AIR capabilities his makes using Goggle Analytics worthwhile – and its remarkably fast, giving the lie to AIR performance problems. The RIA race is getting ever more interesting.