Commentary by Kendall Whitehouse
About an hour ago (at 12:01 ET), Adobe Systems officially launched version 1.0 of its AIR platform, along with Flex version 3. AIR introduces a new method for developing cross-platform software applications that blend the characteristics of browser-based Web applications and OS-native desktop software. The AIR runtime environment and the AIR software development kit are … Continue reading Adobe Launches AIR and Flex 3
Microsoft's Scott Guthrie has posted details on the forthcoming beta release of Silverlight 2 which, it appears, is relatively imminent (very likely in conjunction with Microsoft's MIX conference March 5 - 7). Silverlight 1.0 focused largely on rich media -- primarily Web-based video --- and used JavaScript as its programming model. It was, to a … Continue reading Silverlight 2: Size Matters
Less than two months after Warner Bros. tipped the balance of power in the high-def media wars (see previous post), Toshiba today announced it plans to exit the HD DVD business by the end of the next month. CNET's News.com has the Reuters report on the announcement: http://www.news.com/2100-1041_3-6231027.html
According to a report in the Wall Street Journal this evening, Yahoo's board has decided to reject Microsoft's acquisition bid, stating that the offer of $31 per share "massively undervalues" the company. Of course, the offer was 62% more than the market's valuation of Yahoo, so either Yahoo's board knows something the rest of the … Continue reading Yahoo Goes to the Mattresses
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