Adobe, Macromedia alliance to battle Microsoft in browser application market

Posted on Tuesday, April 19 2005 @ 17:21 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck

With Adobe's acquirement of Macromedia a new strong alliance against Microsoft has formed in the browser application market:

"What's taking shape is the ultimate battle for the browser," said Paul Colton, CEO of Xamlon, a company that provides tools for creating applications that run in Microsoft's .Net framework. The company this month added the capability of letting its developers output Flash movies. "This [merger] play is about gaining dominance in the browser applications market," Colton said. "The reach of PDF and Flash already go a long way, and the combination of those two will be very intense."

More info about the prospects of the Adobe-Macromedia alliance can be read at Silicon.com

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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.

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