Microsoft to heat up battle vs. Flash in '08

InfoWorld | at | by Mike

Every good general knows that even the biggest army is useless if you can't get it on the battlefield.

Microsoft and Adobe will both experience a version of this dilemma in 2008, as they wrangle for market and mind share in the burgeoning RIA space, according to close observers of the companies.

"They both have their own power positions," said Forrester Research analyst Jeffrey Hammond, citing Flash's installed base, which has been pegged in the 90 percent range.