I haven’t had a chance to play with the package, but it looks like an interesting attempt by Microsoft to create a modern web design tool that supports CSS, XML, etc. I firmly believe that FrontPage was the worst software ever created (that I used at least), but Expression Web looks promising. If you want to get a quick demo check out the Nov 22 overview on the ScobleShow video podcast. There is also an open beta available on the Expression page.

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