Pricing War?
In the near future, Microsoft will release it's set of design tools, dubbed Microsoft Expression Suite. This tool will compete directly with Adobe (and since Macromedia was bought by Adobe, this become a near duopoly).
Pricing for Expression have been revealed (but it's subject to change, as always).
The estimated retail prices for the United States in US dollars are as follows: Expression Studio $599, Expression Web $299, Expression Blend $499, and Expression Media $299.
We'll take a look at the following table for product-price comparison between the two giants:
Purpose | Microsoft | Adobe |
Web Design | Expression Web US$ 299 | Dreamweaver 8
US$ 399 |
Interactive UI | Expression Blend US$ 499 | Flash Professional 8
US$ 699 |
Graphic Design | Expression Design N/A (bundle only) | Fireworks 8
US$ 299 |
Complete Suite | Expression Studio US$599 | Studio 8
US$ 999 |
So? The choice is yours...