Microsoft buys iView Multimedia

This is indeed a sad sad day.. I have been using iView for years... and now it seems as though my time is limited.

I, too, have been an iView customer for a while and will be no longer. I guess I'll move to Adobe Lightroom (probably) or Apple Aperture (possibly). These are not exactly the same kind of products but are where I need to go next.

Other DAM systems are: Canto Cumulus and Phase One/Capture One.

Perhaps the most interesting part of this iView thing, though, is that all the image/movie processing stuff in the program is really QuickTime. So M$ is going to have to rip out the heart and replace it with their own. If they keep a Mac version they will have an opportunity to "trojan horse" a whole lot of Windows image/movie processing stuff onto the Mac platform.

Perhaps they are going to try and take on the iApps on their home territory..?

Do we feel the Clash of the Steves coming on..?

:)

Chris

Introducing our new iPhoto killer...
Insert non-existent software title here that I've never used but think it will kill iphoto

and our new GarageBand killer...
Insert non-existent software title that I've never used but think it will kill GarageBand here

Etc, Etc

Shut up & go away

iView Multimedia will continue to be available for the Mac, of course. But the newly rebranded product (that is to say, the next version) will be Windows only.

Nooooooo!

I really liked iView, I have been using it for years (since 2001). Oh well.

I quite like this software - any alternatives?

You've enjoyed our iMove killer...Microsoft Windows Movie Maker

Introducing our new iPhoto killer...
Microsoft Photo Album Maker for Vista Home Edition v1.0

and our new GarageBand killer...
Microsoft Symphony Maker for Vista Home Edition v1.0

and our new iWeb killer...
Microsoft Scrapbook Maker for Vista Home Edition v1.0

From the company thats all about INNOVATION!

A BSOD? Oh, sorry. BOD.

lonewolf2222 - Microsoft singed a deal with Apple to have Office out for Mac for 4.5 more years.
But Ballmer is an idiot, but he doesn't get to make every dession, Microsoft has a BOD remember?

I've been very disappointed with iView MediaPro 3. Has to be the worst purchase I've ever made for my mac. I guess it will only get worse now.