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PCs and Internet Are Merging

New Adobe AIR platform would blur the line between the two

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(Newser) – The line between the Internet and PCs is blurring with the release today of Adobe AIR, a software development system for creating applications that can merge data between the two. AIR applications will have Web browser functionality without launching a browser, and users’ files will be "in the cloud," accessible from anywhere, reports the New York Times.

Applications could exist partially online and partially on the user’s PC or other Internet-enabled device, like a smartphone. AIR will be free, like Adobe’s Flash software, and the company will make money by selling development kits. AIR will go head to head with cloud computing products in development by numerous other companies, including Microsoft, Google and Mozilla.

Adobe Product Manager Scott Fegett (left) and Adobe Evangelist Ben Forta showcase the next generation of Web applications at Adobe(R) MAX 2007 in Chicago. (Photo
Adobe Product Manager Scott Fegett (left) and Adobe Evangelist Ben Forta showcase the next generation of Web applications at Adobe(R) MAX 2007 in Chicago. (Photo   (Associated Press)
A passenger jet flies over Adobe Systems, Inc., world headquarters Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
A passenger jet flies over Adobe Systems, Inc., world headquarters Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)   (Associated Press)
Adobe Systems, Inc., world headquarters is seen, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)
Adobe Systems, Inc., world headquarters is seen, Monday, Sept. 17, 2007, in San Jose, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot)   (Associated Press)
Adobe Systems released AIR today.
Adobe Systems released AIR today.   (Getty Images)
An exterior view of the Adobe headquarters is seen in San Jose, Calif., in this Dec. 13, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)
An exterior view of the Adobe headquarters is seen in San Jose, Calif., in this Dec. 13, 2006 file photo. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)   (Associated Press)
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