a stupid question

[baby_annie]

What does "MX" in FlashMX means?:o

[CyanBlue]

Howdy...

See this article (http://www.macromedia.com/devnet/logged_in/thale_mx.html)...

[baby_annie]

Now I know MX means "thing" that I think. Is it true? :))
And FlashMx = Flash 6?
Now I have Flash 5, will upgrade to Mx soon.
Thx,

[squadjot]

saving you a few minutes.... :

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So what does the "MX" in Flash MX mean?

Is it short for something? Macromedia Experience? Macromedia X-M-L? Matrix? Most Excellent? Motocross? The top level domain for Mexico is ".mx" and MMX is a multimedia acceleration technology from Intel.

Is it a promotional tie in with Mazda sports cars? Is it some kind of play on OS X? Or Windows XP? Is it Roman numerals?

Does it really matter? FWIW, here's my take:

1 All the products that carry an MX moniker (okay, I do have a marketing background) are part of an integrated product family. So far, we've announced ColdFusion MX and Flash MX. We believe that product integration between tools and servers will help you build complex projects faster.
2 The products that are MX-branded are more significant upgrades when compared to a normal whole number upgrade. Going from Flash 5 to Flash 6 (if there were such a thing—Flash MX *is* the next version of Flash) is great. But going from Flash 5 to Flash MX—now that's an upgrade. You're getting a whole new type of product.
3 MX signifies that Macromedia is attempting something new with these releases. IMHO, Macromedia Flash MX is a not only a revolutionary release—it's part of a bigger evolution of Macromedia. I can't say much more, as Macromedia Flash MX is just the beginning, but the coming months will bear this out.