Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4B

Verbal · 2005-04-18, 02:39 PM

Yeah, I don't really think it's a good thing. Macromedia vs. Adobe was the only semblance of real competition in the graphics software arena. Creating a monopoly is just going to create less innovative, overpriced and buggy software.

If I were to put down money...
- Freehand & Fireworks will die in favor of Illustrator and PS/ImageReady
- Coldfusion will be spun off or die. Nobody cares
- Flash will improve somehow.. better integration with PSDs and AIs, etc.
- Fight bewteen GoLive and Dreamweaver. I'd like to see Adobe work it's magic on Dreamweaver and optimize it.. but DW will probably die within 2 years... sadly.

2005-04-18, 02:39 PM	#5
Verbal Verbal prefers 56K Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 563	Yeah, I don't really think it's a good thing. Macromedia vs. Adobe was the only semblance of real competition in the graphics software arena. Creating a monopoly is just going to create less innovative, overpriced and buggy software. If I were to put down money... - Freehand & Fireworks will die in favor of Illustrator and PS/ImageReady - Coldfusion will be spun off or die. Nobody cares - Flash will improve somehow.. better integration with PSDs and AIs, etc. - Fight bewteen GoLive and Dreamweaver. I'd like to see Adobe work it's magic on Dreamweaver and optimize it.. but DW will probably die within 2 years... sadly. __________________ Verbal

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