In any rundown of the current computing constellation, you have to mention Microsoft's power with programmers being tethered to desktops and laptops (the vast majority of which run Windows). As for Google, that company is trying to dominate what it believes is the new frontier, cloud computing, where applications run on the Web. But Adobe is trying to run down the middle with a strategy that touches on both domains. CNET News' Stephen Shankland explains what's behind Adobe's thinking.
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Adobe wants to bridge gap between PCs and cloud
AOL confirms: No more user-uploaded video
With its new Flash Player 10, Adobe Systems addresses a security flaw that could lead to so-called clickjacking attacks. Steve Ballmer says he's not worried about people skipping Vista, so long as they come back for Windows 7. Yahoo shares jump on Ballmer's assertion that an acquisition by Microsoft would still make sense for shareholders of both companies. And CNET's Bonnie Cha and Kara Tsuboi go over the pros and cons of the T-Mobile G1, the first phone based on Google's open-source mobile operating system, Android. Get a rundown of those stories and more in today's podcast.
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Adobe addresses Flash Player 'clickjacking' flaw
Ballmer: It's OK to wait for Windows 7
Ballmer says Yahoo still makes sense, Yahoo shares soar
Five reasons for more worry at Yahoo
Gadgetry to take hit in lean holidays
Quarterly virtual-world funding tops $148 million
Earlier on Monday, Microsoft announced that it is ready with a final version of its Silverlight 2 media player, which is a rival to Adobe Systems' Flash. But despite the original hoopla, Silverlight has enjoyed uneven success. Now the company is promising a big push, which will result in hundreds of millions of PCs running Silverlight 2. CNET News' Ina Fried has the story.
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Microsoft ready for Silverlight's second act
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While Google and Microsoft get most of the attention when it comes to online office suites, Adobe Systems is slowly but surely getting onto the radar. What you've got here is the makings of a very interesting alternative for computer users who have, until now, been accustomed to choosing from a menu with only two basic offerings.
CNET's Elsa Wenzel, who has been reviewing Adobe's latest beta release, talks about where the company is taking its technology.
Major League Baseball was hoping it would receive help from the Supreme Court in its dispute with a fantasy baseball company. Unfortunately for MLB, it was never ahead in the count.
We all know Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang and his team were keen on extracting as high a price as possible from Microsoft, and newly released documents underscore just how far the company was willing to go to make that happen.
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Adobe Acrobat takes big online leap
Microsoft's Robbie Bach 'thought about killing' Surface
Minnesota town tells Google Maps to get lost
Supreme Court rejects fantasy baseball dispute
Exec: Ad industry must think small to tap social sites
New metrics, user controls for Facebook's platform
Mars lander's robotic arm makes contact
Yahoo fails to keep pay plan details secret
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