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Re: Adobe to buy Macromedia - So what ?
simonmag04 2005-Apr-19 13:31:00
Interesting figures Dave, but I'm assuming they got their figures
from a Macromedia press release!
Simon
--- In #removed#, "Dave 360texas.com" <#removed#>
wrote:
>
> It was reported in the local newspaper FWST today 19 April 2005
that
> Adobe is buying Macromedia - says Los Angeles Times.
>
> What players are on PC's ?
>
> 1. Macromedia Flash 98.2%
> 2. Java 87.1% (not sure which flavor)
> 3. Adobe Acrobat Reader 78.2 %
>
> And I was surprised about this:
>
> 4. Apple Quick Time Player 59.6% this is the one that we use on
WWP
> it ranks at only 1/2 of the PC's.
>
> Others Realone 58.5%, Macromedia Shockwave 52% and Windows Media
at 42%
>
> It is also interesting to know that we have 2 clients that are
asking
> for panoramas to be produced in semi flat scroller Flash format.
So
> we put up a page on our server that visually compares both formats.
>
> http://www.360texas.com/services/bg/index.htm