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Microsoft To Acquire Macromedia?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the rumours-swirling-around dept.

perly-king-69 writes "The Register is reporting that 'industry sources' say that Microsoft have Macromedia in their sights. Whilst it could just be holiday gossip, if they do pull it off it could have a significant impact on the cross-browser compatibility of Flash applications."

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  1. Re:MOZILLA is DEAD by The+Phantom+Buffalo · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    You're joking, right? Has anyone ever done anything useful with flash? I'd hate to think I'm missing something.

  2. Re:Well, must get past DoJ by Stephen+VanDahm · · Score: 3, Flamebait

    "Remember, the DOJ blocked the Microsoft attempt to acquire Intuit. Maybe they could block this attempt."

    Microsoft has given a lot of money to the Republican party, so it's safe to assume that Ashcroft won't block this acquisition....

    Steve