So, this really wont effect the end user in any way as long as it is installed?

Microsoft wants to monopolize yet ANOTHER part of our lives.
Hell with them. I support Adobe.

Just one more thing they can screw up. They are also looking at stealing VMWares code secrets to try to take that market piece as well. Why would Novell/Susie work with MS didn't Novell learn their lesson with Netware and what is now MS Active Directory plus-plus.

Since so many Web providers are already using this great new tool it should just take off, NOT.

I am in full support of Adobe products, ever since they bought Macromedia they have been a powerhouse for designers. I cant see this new Micro$oft plugin be used by many web designers. It took a while to get people to install Acrobat and Flash, now that they are mainstream I cant see asking people to install another plugin for web content. The only up side might be including this plugin with windows update. I am curious to see the compression quality.

A lot of people will use it, it is based on a compact .NET framework and AJAX. I've been solely using Linux for a while now (and haven't looked back), and a lot of things can be said about MS business ethics in general, but their development software is second to none, their .NET specifications are standardized and open to allow others to implement (such as the Mono/Moonlight project on Linux), and the Express Editions are excellent.

Yet another 'me too' product.

To all at Microsoft.

Kepp your filthy little money filled dirty hands off Linux !!!!!

I for one wont be using this no doubt sub-standard software. Just like when I dumped Vista for Liux Mint and never looked back !!!

Viva La Tux

Adobe FTW!!!! ^^

fast forward ten years... google owns everything.. they own adobe and they are about to kill microsoft.. microsoft cries and google wipes them out... :-)

Wishful thinking

great new inovations.