[thelist] Macromedia and Adobe, sitting in a tree

[Adrian Simmons]

RUST Randal wrote:
> Microsoft has Avalon on the way. It seems to me that they are joining
> forces in a pre-emptive move.
Indeed I just posted to WD-L pointing out the (apparently overlooked) 
purchase of Expression 3 a while back, which puzzled me a little. 
Expression being the 'natural media' illustration tool, as Painter is to 
Photoshop, Expression is to Illustrator.

Perhaps Expressions 'Skeletal strokes' technology is finding it's way 
into Avalon.

Expression 3 is currently available free from Microsoft btw:
http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/

I still don't quite get this though, ok, Avalon/XAML vs Flash for web 
application interfaces, but apart from that how does Avalon present a 
challenge to Adobe/Macromedia?

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