Microsoft's Sparkle a Flash Killer?

Charmless1 writes to tell us eWeek is reporting that Microsoft has release new previews of their upcoming developer tools. Some have even dubbed these new tools as "Flash killers". From the article: "Microsoft's Expression Suite consists of the Expression Graphic Designer, Expression Interactive Designer and the Expression Web Designer. Microsoft has yet to release a CTP for the Web Designer, also known by its codename Quartz." Slashdot also covered some of the pre-release sentiments back in September.

Comments

ZOMG FIRST

[Dragon of the Pants]

The only kind of flash killer I need is the kind that keps those damn annoying ads out of my face.

Re:ZOMG FIRST

[fiannaFailMan]

I entirely agree. While they're at it, I hope they kill that gif image format too. It's only ever used for annoying animations and tacky envelopes folding up to represent a link to an email address. Never did anything useful in its life, only was abused. All the fault of the technology.

Re:ZOMG FIRST

[mad.frog]

Yeah. And HTML pretty much sucks too -- I'm always seeing HTML pages that have annoying shit (like people using "loose" when they mean "lose"). Let's hope they can kill HTML off.

I, for one

[Chemisor]

I, for one, welcome our new Flash killing overlords. After all, anything that promises to kill off flash must have been made by a most honorable and considerate person, who wishes nothing more than to spare us from the many, many pains of the hostile landscape of the web.

Oooh, I know this one...pick me! pick me!

[Anonymous Coward]

Wait...wait....umm...yes?

Er...no?

It's "yes", right? Damn, I *knew* I should have studied for this one....

MS Sparkle!

[Junior J. Junior III]

I am disrespectful to dirt! Can you see that I am serious?!!?

You is wrong

[rsilvergun]

Happy time fun Sparkle will banish flash to the land of wind and ghosts!

Re:So how will this kill flash

[dsginter]

Because it is disrespecful to dirt!

Can't you see that it is serious?

New Virus Channel?

[NatteringNabob]

Afterall, if they don't make IE dependent on ActiveX, they are going to need some new improved method for virus writers to gain access to your system.

Strongbad Palette

[Wespionage]

Unless it comes with a custom Strongbad palette, I don't see it superseding Flash.

Re:Why would you *want* to transition?????

[Trejkaz]

Sounds like someone is walking the wrong way in the crowd.

Re:SVG?

[zaguar]

Q: What does it do that I can't do with SVG, canvas, and other existing standards?

A: Takes away your freedom.

At Least It's Got a Name with Legs

[RobotRunAmok]

If this was an Open Source project it would be called SPACKLE or The CRIPPLE.

Re:At Least It's Got a Name with Legs

[Duhavid]

Kripple.

Sorry, I must...

[beauzo]

Mr. Sparkle!

Obligatory

[gbobeck]

Microsoft hasn't created tools which can be described as being 'flash killers'... Chuck Norris IS the only flash killer.

Re:In all seriousness

[fiannaFailMan]

In all seriousness to the excellent gentlemen who insist on calling every new product "X's killer," has anything that has been labelled so ever amounted to anything? Have any of these purported "killers" actually killed? Seriously though, can someone provide a concrete example of this happening?

I'm just wondering when this iPod killer is going to come out. I think it's due around about the time Apple goes bankrupt.

anything that replaces flash

[aliscool]

can't be half bad.

Come on M$ can do some things right too you know.
Am I the only one still running Bob?

Re:GIF, abused! NO WAY

[Anonymous Coward]

I mean, c'mon, there's Ghostbusters in .gif format. I didn't have to use bittorrent to find that shit and it took less than a second to download!

Re:SVG?

[sockonafish]

I've seen quartz run.

Me too. http://www.apple.com/macosx/features/quartzextreme /

Re:Pantene colors?

[MonTemplar]

Nah, they're not hippies, just people who've watched too many hair-product commercials...

-MT.