Microsoft previews Adobe-killer tools
CRN.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft is chipping away at development of its new Expression line of software for designers, releasing two new preview versions this week of the evolving applications.
The new community technology previews of Expression Graphic Designer and Expression Interactive Designer follow Microsoft's release last week of the first preview version of the line's third application, Expression Web Designer.
Microsoft's Expression line is squarely aimed at Adobe. With technology like Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash and Dreamweaver, Adobe has enjoyed years of a near-monopoly hold on Web developers. Microsoft's previous entry in the Web development tools market, FrontPage, was generally derided by professionals as a lightweight, standards-unfriendly program for novices.