What if Microsoft really acquired Macromedia ?

Well, it's been a rumour that has gone on and off for ages, and just recently i re-heard it from someone who barely has anything to do with IT, and everytime it turns out to be a load of crap.

But i was just thinking, what if Microsoft really does acquire Macromedia ?
What would happen to all the goodies we got used to from Macromedia ?

Here is what i think would happen to the various Macromedia products:

- ColdFusion: This would be discontinued of course, the best they could do for it is to make a CF.NET language that is supported in the ASP.NET framework.
- JRun: This too would be discontinued, and instead of it J# would be promoted for the ASP.NET framework.
- Flash: This would go on of course and become even more developer oriented.
- Director: This too would stay, although MS could start thinking why have both Flash & Director, why not make them one product that works for both purposes, and instead of ActionScript & Lingo you’d program using C#.
- Authorware: This too would most probably be combined with Director or something.
- Dreamweaver: Well, definitely FrontPage and Dreamweaver will be combined, but the Dreamweaver name would stay because it has a better following and more recognition as a great tool.
- Contribute: Obviously merged into whatever results from the previous point.
- Central: This would probably go on and become one of the add-on services for Office.
- Breeze: This would be folded into Office PowerPoint.
- Fireworks: This would be combined with something like MS Image Composer.
- FreeHand: This too could be combined with Fireworks, or maybe they could leave it as a standalone product to tease Adobe.
- FlashPaper: This would be folded into MS Reader and Office.
- Flash Communication Server: This would be folded into the corporate messaging products MS will be releasing.
- Flash Remoting: This would stay as a component in the ASP.NET framework.

Personally, I wish this never happens, I’m too much of a fan of Macromedia, it’s creativity and it’s products to see it eaten up by anyone.

GO Macromedia GO !!!
Keep up the great work guys, and keep the goodies comin’.

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