Call me a necromancer if you want... But it seems to me that Shockwave has fallen into a gap between flash and Java, yet fails to be the best of both. So, I'd say that Flash beats Shockwave, but not by much.
Flash is the best. I used to like shockwave but now it just got bad. Java did some cool stuff this isnt about that. Shockwave runs alot slower than it used to. Flash runs really smooth and you can play it easy. Flash is the best.