News Microsoft Hopes to Smother Flash with 'Sparkle'

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  1. GreatOldOne

    GreatOldOne Wannabe Martian

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    From Microsoft-Watch via eWeek:

    Watch out, Macromedia. Here comes Microsoft "Sparkle."

    According to press reports, Sparkle is an animation toolset that will likely emerge as part of the Longhorn wave of products/technologies. Some are describing Sparkle as a Macromedia "Flash killer."

    Full report here
     
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  3. Dad

    Dad You talkin to me?

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    "Internet Explorer Sparkle is an web browser animation toolset that will likely emerge as part of the Windows 98 Longhorn wave of products/technologies."

    Anyone else see a problem here?
     
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  5. lokki

    lokki What's a Dremel?

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    Besides, the naming sucks. "Flash" is good, makes you think Flash Gordon or the Flash from the comics. "Sparkle" just makes you think My Little Pony. :D
     
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  6. Yo-DUH_87

    Yo-DUH_87 Who you calling tiny?

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    FrontPage may have lost the battle, but it has won the war. M$ has it as part of office, and any boss worth the $200,000 he is earning will balk at purchacing any other web developing software because "they have FrontPage."

    I'm actualy waiting for M$ to come out with a image editor comparible to Photoshop, even if it is not as good as photoshop, it would be included in windows or office, and not cost the $600 that photoshop does...

    If they didn't charge so freaking much for their software (Adobe and Macromedia), Microsoft wouldn't have a chance! If for $50 I could get something better than M$'s offerings, lemme right a check :wallbash:
     
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  7. Lord_A

    Lord_A Boom baby!

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    Why do they do this :grr:

    This is what I hate microsoft for, if they are so keen on developing a product that will rival a competitor then they should sell it seperately, stop including things in the OS ffs.
     
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