Does Adobe Have the Clout to Be a Major Player in Web 3.0 Platform Development?

Great post on CNET.com featuring comments by Microsoft’s platform evangelist Walid Abu-Hadba., who boldly states that he doesn’t “believe they have the assets or the organizational structure” to really support a general web platform, apparently referring to Adobe Flash, Flex, and Air efforts.
The article also mentions:
“For his part, Abu-Hadba said he doesn’t wonder if Silverlight [...]

The iPhone, Flash, and Silverlight – Some Thoughts

Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ recent comments regarding the possibility of Flash on the iPhone (summation: Flash Lite is not ready, and the Flash Player is too power-intensive), seems to have really ruffled some feathers over at Adobe. Although the two companies seem to be drifting farther and farther apart, I have to [...]

Bill Gates Interview on Silverlight

Interesting excerpt from a Bill Gates interview about Silverlight and Flash.  One thing that sticks out is that he mentions that Flash was designed before the “Internet” — I assume he means the modern day Internet.  Silverlight, he says, has been designed with some modern features that Flash developers may find intriguing.  Hmmmm…. Check it out [...]