Microsoft plots Macromedia coup against Java
"Microsoft Corp is believed to have trained its acquisition crosshairs on Macromedia Inc, lining up a deal that would throw enterprise Java into a spin, Gavin Clarke writes. Industry and analyst sources believe Microsoft covets San Francisco, California-based Macromedia's Flash vector graphics design tool and player, which was radically updated this year."
I can't imagine Macromedia selling out to Microsoft, although I would welcome this acquisition.
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