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Microsoft Expressions Media - do you trust Billie Gates apps for the mac?
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I'm considering to get Expressions Media, which was formerly called iView.
It was then bought by Microsoft.
I have been recommended this software several times, but have an aversion to buy anything Microsoft.
What's your take on Microsoft's apps for the Mac?
Do you own/use Expressions Media? Please tell me, what you think.
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To answer my own question after some research:
No, I wouldn't trust Microsoft to keep the Mac version on the level.
Already, the Mac version supports less video formats than the Windows version.
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I bought it. nothing else compares. i h8 iphoto.
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Aperture and Lightroom are superior to iView or what ever MS is calling it. I
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MS need to pay more attention to the names of their apps. They now have at least two completely unrelated apps they bought from other companies, both of which are called ‘Expression’ something. Crazy.
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Originally Posted by red rocket 
MS need to pay more attention to the names of their apps. They now have at least two completely unrelated apps they bought from other companies, both of which are called ‘Expression’ something. Crazy.
I guess they want to create some feeling of completeness.
Like Adobe with its "Creative Suite".
(And still: Apple's Final Cut Pro beats Adobe's Premiere).
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Originally Posted by Maflynn
Aperture and Lightroom are superior to iView or what ever MS is calling it. I
I have to say that's not really accurate. As a data asset management software, expressions media beats the others by far.
The concern I have is just: do you want to rely on Microsoft powering your Apple based image and video collection?
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Join Date: May 2000
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I've used iView for a long time, and tried the Expression Media demo. I didn't care for the demo. It installed extra junk in other places besides its own app bundle. I'm sticking with iVew 3 as long as I can. It's lean and mean and there's nothing that scrolls faster through 10,000+ images. 
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