Brian,

It's nice to see MS is chasing Serif, though it seems it has taken a few
years. :-)

Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP] wrote:
> http://www.microsoft.com/products/expression/
>
> There is a free download for Windows users (and Mac) which weighs in at
> 57mb.
>
> This is Microsoft's latest investment in a vector-based illustration and
> graphics tool. I have toyed with it today and can honestly say that this i
s
> an EXCELLENT product (which is currently under development by Microsoft
> (they bought out the Creature House Expression product). The output works
> very nicely in Publisher (except the native file format is not compatible)
.
> It has Export as PDF! ;-)
>
> I have done some quick drawings and placed them in Publisher in *.eps
> format, as well as many of the other existing Save As options (jpg, gif,
> etc.). There is also a Microsoft public newsgroup available
> (microsoft.public.expression.discussion). I will be monitoring that group 
as
> well so that I can share these two applications together and see how it
> develops.
>
> PS...(and hint) probably a great MS app to use for the upcoming Holiday
> Greeting Card Contest beginning later this summer :-)

Brian,

I'll ask Patrick. :-)

Mike

Brian Kvalheim - [MS MVP] wrote:
> In news:40C274E3.40106@fuse.net,
> Mike Koewler <wordwiz@fuse.net> posted:
> 
>
>
> True that! But I really wonder if MS even knows Serif exists?! :-)