Adobe to put Photoshop online

Adobe has revealed that it plans to release a Web-based version of Photoshop within six months. CEO Bruce Chizen said in an interview that the service is likely to be free, funded by advertising, and will offer an entry-level toolset without diluting the Photoshop brand. Photoshop will be the first of several online applications that Adobe plans to release, having seen the success Google has had with similar ad-funded offerings. ...more

And also today (10-Apr-2001), for the record...

Here, in brief, are some of the day's other stories. Bad maths in the courtroom Last week an award of $296,873 was made against MP3.com in a copyright lawsuit brought by the record label Tee Vee Toons. ...more

Blogosphere still expanding

The blogging phenomenon continues to be one of the Net's brightest stars, with numbers now in the region of 27 million, according to Technocratic. In its latest report on the state of the blogosphere, blogging growth has stayed on course, with a new blog appearing every second on average and numbers doubling every five and a half months. Around half of bloggers continue to post three months after creating their blog. ...more

Microsoft to appeal Korean anti-trust demands

Microsoft says it will appeal the Korean Federal Trade Commission's decision to order it to produce versions of Windows without messaging or media player capabilities in order to comply with antitrust laws. The KFTC ruled in December 2005 that Microsoft had abused its dominant position, fining it $32mn in addition to requiring messaging- and media player-free versions of Windows. The sanctions apply for 10 years, with a review after half that time. ...more

Music industry split over online pricing strategies

A split is beginning to emerge at the highest levels of the music industry on both sides of the Atlantic. A little under two weeks ago we reported that some labels wanted to increase wholesale prices - thereby forcing up prices to the end user - in order to grab a greater share of revenues from inline music stores such as iTunes and Napster. While two of the largest labels, Sony and BMG, were opposed to price increases. ...more