Heh, the old MS buys Adobe rumour. I'm no legal eagle, but I'd wager that the Department Of Justice and the Consent Decree would have a thing or two to say about that idea, so fear not Peter :0
On 1/30/07, Peter Tilbrook <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I was for a time concerned about Microsoft "acquiring" Macromedia > (MM). By then MM had done some smart things with Flash, moved CF to > the J2EE platform, etc. But Microsoft have, even since Allaire days, > been if not a competitor then at least MM was an acquisition target. > > All of us old-timers remember the threat year after year (Microsoft > acquires Allaire/MM etc). I've been with Allaire, MM and now Adobe for > over 11.5 years now (or close enough to it). > > The Adobe acquisition came out of the blue. And I hated the idea. Am > still not convinced (entirely). MM made great guns in involving the > developer and end-user community in the pushing forward of the new > tech. So far Adobe (with a lot of MM employees) are doing OK. I mean > look at the LABS site - a great initiative started by MM. > > Microsoft is more jam it down your throat. Take it or leave it. > > Dreamweaver 8 and FlexBuilder 2 are now my primary IDE's. Microsoft's > effort take up too much space, too much OS control, and too damn slow. > > I have enormous respect for ScottyB, yes he is now employed by the > enemy, but as far as pushing the conversation to a degree that things > will actually happen - best.... job.... ever. > > Microsoft and Adobe are now true competitors in almost every space bar > the OS (operating system). > > Both companies employ some of the smartest and dedicated people on the > planet. However they should remain competitors. My heart would stop > beating if M$ ever acquired Adobe. If that happens - find a buyer for > ColdFusion alone (not easy I realise). > > > > -- Regards, Scott Barnes http://www.mossyblog.com --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "cfaussie" group. To post to this group, send email to cfaussie@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cfaussie?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
