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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:Who do you want to own today? by Pope · · Score: 5, Informative
    it just seems shitty when a big guy buys up a brand or name then tries to pawn it off as their own.

    The way Macromind became Macromedia after they and Adobe split the Aldus software portfolio?

    The way Macromedia bought Flash from Futuresplash?

    Ask yourself whatever happened to Extreme 3D, SoundEdit and Xres...

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    It doesn't mean much now, it's built for the future.
  2. Re:Folks this is a rumor by didlybom · · Score: 4, Informative

    Cringely wrote about it a week ago, in his InfoWorld column. Still a rumor though.