Iorana RIA

This week Adobe announced that they will offer Flex Builder 2 to students and faculty at no cost. This great move will put fuel in the fire of the RIA battle. Microsoft has also in the past given away software to schools in hopes of gaining ground with their technology.  It’s the same as giving cigarettes to children; get them hooked early. Whether we like it or not, it puts us developers in a good position. They are battling for us. I think that Microsoft and Adobe know that whoever gets the most developers will win, or at least be at a great advantage. Silverlight seems to be attracting the .NET crowd, while Flex/Air is getting more people from the Java side and other technologies. The fact that Adobe made Flex Builder an Eclipse extension shows their intention and their target. It would seem like Adobe is now trying to get more new developers on board by giving away Flex to students. Your move Microsoft…

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