Updated: Microsoft is phasing out some of its Expression family of design tools for Windows and Windows Phone. So what's Plan B?

Microsoft has quietly announced that its Expression suite of Web and design-oriented tools is being killed off and phased out. Vector graphics drawing tool Expression Design 4 has been end-of-lifed.

Microsoft announces Expression Studio, a new integrated suite of its design tools, including the new Expression Media asset management tool; the software giant also announces a new preview of its ...