Two Web 2.0 development projects that may cause trouble for Linux desktops

[Miles Lane]

Two upcoming challenges for the open source desktop (one from
Microsoft and one from Adobe):
http://news.com.com/1606-2-6133862.html?tag=st.rb
http://news.com.com/Microsofts+designs+on+Adobes+turf/2100-1007_3-6140620.html?tag=st.txt.caro
An Excerpt:
"Also on Monday, the software maker put out an early community
technology preview of Windows Presentation Foundation/Everywhere
(WPF/E). It said that Version 1 will be available in the first half of
next year.
Like Adobe's Flash player, WPF/E software is a download for running
Web applications with media such as video and graphics. WPF/E will run
on several Web browsers: Microsoft's Internet Explorer, Mozilla's
Firefox for Windows and Mac OS, and Apple Computer's Safari."

Notice that Firefox on Linux is missing.

Hopefully we'll find a way to work with these new forms of content.

         Miles