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Microsoft Moves in on the Graphics Market
Ian Lamont writes "Microsoft has quietly been building up graphics-related R&D, reports Computerworld, noting that Microsoft employees will be presenting one out of every eight papers at SIGGRAPH 2007. And it's not a fluke — other recent Microsoft graphics-related developments include Photosynth, which has been discussed on Slashdot several times, as well as the Silverlight/Expression Studio graphics suite, which will compete with Adobe's Flash/Illustrator/Lightroom/Dreamweaver offerings. At SIGGRAPH, Microsoft will supposedly have demos of some new software including image deblurring tools and Soft Scissors, which 'solves the vexing problem of how to cut and paste an image from one background to another if the image's edges — hair blowing in the wind, blades of grass — are very complex.' Microsoft's competitors aren't sitting down. Adobe's CEO, calling Microsoft a '$50 billion monopolist,' has questioned whether Silverlight will be compatible with non-Windows operating systems, and Google has also been building up its own graphics-related software products, such as the 3D modeling tool SketchUp, and Google Earth."
oh come on, how is this flamebait? if I had said M$ sucks and is for the ignorant masses that would be flamebait but a simple statement of fact does not constitute flamebait. Frontpage simply does not produce code as well as Dreamweaver and is very lacking in features. It is great for a starter and when notepad is not available but show me stats that have frontpage out preforming Dreamweaver and I will concede.
CS: It is all sink or swim...oh and did I mention there are sharks in that water?
You know darned well, just as most around here, that Frontpage and Dreamweaver are not comparable products. When they were, Dreamweaver was crap too.
The comparable product from MS today is VisualStudio 2005. Not such a clear cut victory anymore when it's on fair terms is it?
But you knew that, which is why your post is flamebait.
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