Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4B

Cleo · 2005-04-18, 01:51 PM

I'm not sure if it is a good thing. I don't see Freehand and DreamWeaver living on.

Maybe the interface on Flash will improve. Macromedia was finally starting to do better interfaces and then Adobe sued them and they had to make them even worse.

I just hope that they don't put Flash into Photoshop.

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.

pornrex · 2005-04-18, 02:51 PM

Hi Verbal....

Thanks for the heads up!

BTW, is this news going to affect Macromedia's Homesite 5 in a negative way...

Verbal · 2005-04-18, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by pornrex

BTW, is this news going to affect Macromedia's Homesite 5 in a negative way...

Hey Pornrex, I don't think Homesite's future is very bright... Macromedia was barely supporting it anyways after they got it from Alaire (and it was only released for English Windows users). So I can't really see Adobe pouring new money into it.

2005-04-18, 01:51 PM	#1
Cleo Subversive filth of the hedonistic decadent West Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeast Florida Posts: 27,936	I'm not sure if it is a good thing. I don't see Freehand and DreamWeaver living on. Maybe the interface on Flash will improve. Macromedia was finally starting to do better interfaces and then Adobe sued them and they had to make them even worse. I just hope that they don't put Flash into Photoshop. __________________ Free Rides on Uber and Lyft Uber Car: uberTzTerri Lyft Car: TZ896289

2005-04-18, 02:39 PM	#2
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

2005-04-18, 02:51 PM	#3
pornrex feeling a bit better Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 1,779	Hi Verbal.... Thanks for the heads up! BTW, is this news going to affect Macromedia's Homesite 5 in a negative way... __________________ colo-cation - the only host you'll need