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Microsoft Liquid Motion

Microsoft Liquid Motion was a product from Microsoft to create Java animations. It was based on technology acquired from Dimension-X. A beta was released in 1998, and version 1.0 was released soon thereafter to compete with Macromedia Flash. The product was eventually discontinued by Microsoft in 2000 due to lack of popularity. Since Liquid Motion created Java-based animations, they were cross-platform and browser-independent.

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Microsoft Liquid Motion was a product from Microsoft to create Java animations.123 It was based on technology acquired from Dimension-X.4 A beta was released in 1998,5 and version 1.0 was released soon thereafter to compete with Macromedia Flash. The product was eventually discontinued by Microsoft in 2000 due to lack of popularity.67 Since Liquid Motion created Java-based animations, they were cross-platform and browser-independent.

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  1. PC Mag. Ziff Davis, Inc. August 1998. p. 73. ISSN 0888-8507. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  2. Callihan, S.E. (1998). Create Web Animations with Microsoft Liquid Motion. Computer Bks. Prima Tech. ISBN 978-0-7615-1822-8. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  3. Network World. IDG Network World Inc. 29 June 1998. p. 1-PA11. ISSN 0887-7661. Retrieved 2025-03-01.
  4. "Microsoft Licenses Industry's First Java-Based VRML 2.0 Implementation From Dimension X"
  5. "Liquid Motion Delivers Web Animation for Everyone"
  6. "Microsoft is discontinuing Liquid Motion"
  7. About.com: Whatever Happened To... Liquid Motion
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