Adobe / Macromedia
Well, this is some kind of news. I'm at a loss to see how anyone but possibly some shareholders will benefit though? This is not a sector that really needs consolidation, and (assuming product lines merge) I think most designers and developers will miss the Macromedia alternative.
Does it matter who makes Flash? Dunno. Dreamweaver vs. GoLive? I'd take DW, but I'm not going to pitch my tent outside Adobe's offices to petition for its continued development. Homesite? I'm still using Allaire's version. And the silver lining - I guess I can take Fireworks off my must-learn-more-about list.
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And the silver lining - I guess I can take Fireworks off my must-learn-more-about list
Sadly, I suspect I'll have to add PhotoShop to my must-learn-more-about list.
What seems obvious to me about this deal is hardly mentioned by the bloggers and the pundits:
Adobe has a pretty good track-record on video editing software, allowing them to leverage the newly acquired Flash asset into something that aloows Adobe to exercise more control over how broadband media is distributed.
There were times when I hear rumors about Microsoft acquiring Macromedia, and I though it was a brilliant move, so as to fold Flash technologies into media player or vice versa. It surprises me that Ballmer did not pursue it.
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