![]() Microsoft says it is still investing in format conversion as part of Windows Azure Media Services. One consequence of this decision is that Expression Web 4 and Expression Design 4 are now free downloads, though unsupported.Įxpression Encoder, for converting media for streaming, is also being discontinued, though Expression Encoder Pro will remain on sale throughout 2013. Microsoft’s web design tool will now be Visual Studio. Microsoft is consolidating our lead design and development offerings - Expression and Visual Studio - to offer all of our customers a unified solution that brings together the best of Web and modern development patterns.Įxpression Web, the web design tool which evolved out of FrontPage, and Expression Design, a vector drawing tool, will be discontinued completely. ![]() The new product plans are announced here: The release version of this upgraded edition is promised for Visual Studio 2012 Update 2. A future edition of Blend for Visual Studio, currently in preview, will add WPF (Windows Presentation Foundation), Silverlight, and SketchFlow support. ![]() Blend for Visual Studio continues, as a design tool for Windows Store apps and Windows Phone apps. The Expression range of products is being discontinued, in favour of enhanced design capabilities in its developer-focused Visual Studio. Microsoft is giving up its long effort to compete with Adobe in the design tools space.
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