CIW Community - Get caught in the Web!

Interesting article on how DreamWeaver is dying - not because Adobe screwed up on their development in the same way that Microsoft did with Windows Vista, nor is it because the competition is getting so much better.

No, the following article argues that the nature of the Web has changed, and the Web environment no longer favors static pages. And DreamWeaver and all its competitors (hear that, Microsoft) are all now going the way of the Dodo. So at least the author says:

http://www.pcpro.co.uk/blogs/2009/03/05/dreamweaver-is-dying.

Seems that it's not just DreamWeaver that's dying. Microsoft ExpressionWeb, Kompozer, the lot of them: They're monuments to yesterday. Not so sure, but it's an interesting idea: As sites become more interactive and Software as a Service (SaS) becomes truly ubiquitous, most sites you visit will have built-in Web design functionality that will make any installable piece of software look sick. Interesting idea - and one that should have Adobe, Microsoft and others staying up nights worrying rather than coding.

So, what do you think?

Here's an add-on article that has nothing to do with Web design software, but everything to do with the death of traditional software in favor of SaS:

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/microsoft-business-model-over/story.aspx?guid={4C81119F-100F-4D73-95AD-80424E949DC1}&dist=TNMostRead.

--Tangent