Microsoft Expression: I knew this was coming, but I just stumbled on the site this morning. This is the replacement for FrontPage, and the supposed competitor to Dreamweaver.
Expression Web is a professional design tool to create modern, standards-based sites which deliver superior quality on the Web.
Expression Blend is the professional design tool to create engaging, Web-connected, user experiences for Windows.
Expression Design is a professional illustration and graphic design tool that lets you build compelling elements for both Web and desktop application user interfaces.
Expression Media is a professional asset management tool to visually catalog and organize all your digital assets for effortless retrieval and presentation.
Via MetaFilter.
Bye-bye, FrontPage in New Office, Says Microsoft: Could it be? I hope so. Long live Contribute. Microsoft will close the book on its FrontPage Web-design program with the release of Office 2007, formerly known as Office 12, late this year.
It is true that Dreamweaver is very weak in the .NET area. But these "Expression" products would have to be extremely compelling in so many other ways before a large population of Flash, Illustrator and Photoshop users bought into the MS products (which are probably not cheap).