When Microsoft retired FrontPage at the end of last year, developers wanting to use Microsoft technologies to build Web sites faced three choices: Work with the new Expression Web, adopt SharePoint Designer or work with Visual Studio.
Sound confusing? Microsoft officials maintain that the decision is straightforward, and will become even more so over time.
"Down the pike, Expression Web will be even more for creative designers, and SharePoint Designer will follow its own path," says Wayne Smith, senior product manager for Expression Web. Even though both Expression Web and SharePoint Designer will continue to be able to be used for Web design, "the two products will diverge more over time," Smith says.
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