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Microsoft, Adobe competition heats up - Yahoo! News: " Expression Studio"

Interesting opener:

It has not escaped Microsoft's attention that some of the coolest sites on the Web — YouTube and MySpace included — get much of their flash from Flash and other design programs sold by Adobe Systems Inc.

Well that may not have escaped their attention but what seems to is that many, many designers won't touch XP or Vista with a barge pole. I have a few friends in the business and the ultimate put down from one free lance Graphic Designer and Photographer friend is:

It looks a bit windows

Not a compliment. Surely if they are serious against going into this market they realize they also need an OS X development platform and not just a client. Or maybe like Vista they are just after the mickey mouse end of the market. Mind you Ballmer is not known for understanding interfaces nor the more creative side of the business. After all he was the man who gave us the Zune.

I doubt Jonathan Ives would be in a hurry to sign up onto his payroll. I also loved this quote.

This time around, Microsoft said Expression Web will generate HTML and other code that complies with industry standards.

How nice of them! Now since we're being nice about Adobe - how about that Solaris 10 port of Acroread Johnny L?