I dunno...Acrobat and the Flash player are two of the most widely distributed pieces of software in the world. I seriously doubt Microsoft would have much luck breaking them--and even if something broke "accidentally" Adobe wouldn't stand idly by for long.
>From another perspective, Adobe Reader looks a lot like a web browser of sorts if you think about it. It can already spider web sites and render them...it has a JavaScript engine, and can host a wide range of content including: WMP, QuickTime, etc. I think this puts the new combined company in a good position viz-a-viz Microsoft or anyone else. The combinations of SVG, SWF, and PDF are interesting...Now if you were to combine additional standards like Xforms where Adobe has been active, you have the possibility of many more flexible workflows than Adobe has produced before. Interesting times, indeed. Strange coincidence right now ADBE is -9.71% and MACR is up a comperable +9.78%. Michael Bierman -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Gnyla Well all M$ have to do is make it difficult for their next browser to support either of Adobe's technologies, which will be a stupid move but anythings possible, then XAML will be out in force. Whatever happens there gonna be a lot of people out rewriting all their software. Whens Firefox having SVG support? This year or next? Basically, it's a total mess and needs sorting out, hopefully we will hear soon so we know what to do. - ----- To unsubscribe send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -or- visit http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers and click "edit my membership" ---- Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/svg-developers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
