AIR vs. Web limitations?

Is an AIR Desktop app limited to 256 colors and to the same limitations as Flash running in a web browser(i.e. fonts, bitmaps, web safe colors, transparency)? Since the published file will be running on a desktop, what concerns does one need to have regarding HTML protocol and browser issues. Do the same rules apply?

I'd like an answer for this one too. Thank you, "Media Kat" for posting the question. I am a prototyper with a background in art and design, who has worked exclusively with Flash for nearly 13 years. I'm currently working with AIR for Android, but my superiors and associates think AIR is going to die (along with the rest of Flash) and don't understand that simply "switching to HTML5" is not a very palatable answer. It would be helpful to hear from someone "in the know" about the future of Flash.
Thanks.
P.S. If someone from Adobe answers this, please don't BS me like they did at the last forum I attended at Adobe headquarters in San Jose. We asked specifically if Flash and/oir Flex were dying and were assured that they had a long future... Three weeks before the announcement to kill it! :-(

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