Chapter . Introduction

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Adobe® AIR™ technology is dramatically changing the landscape of web development. Even prior to its 1.0 release, the excitement around this product even in beta was astounding. With each new build, more and more features were being baked into the Adobe AIR platform—pushing the reach of Web technologies further into the desktop world.

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