Adobe buys Macromedia in 3.4$ billion Stock deal!

**sNyx** · #1 (**permalink**) Apr 19, 05

Major software rivals team together to fight new 'media line' software bundled with the next Windows OS release. Adobe, creators of software you most likely use (including; Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, ect) have bought up Macromedia (creators of; Dreamweaver, Flash, plus a slew of other design based applications) in hopes of cornering the interactive design market against Microsoft. As much as this may come as a careless merge to most, believe me it will have drastic effect on the future of online production both in website and animation.

Read the full story here..
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/finan...=apn_tech_down

dapimpstress · #2 (**permalink**) Apr 19, 05

OOOooooOOO. Wow ;) Good things to come then eh? werd.

Cdn_Brdr · #3 (**permalink**) Apr 19, 05

My company has HUGE licensing involved with both Macromedia and Adobe... I wonder how it will affect us in the long run?

Same day as this went down Gamestop bought out EB Games for 1.44 billion as well. Big day in business yesterday!

Gusto · #4 (**permalink**) Apr 19, 05

sweet, now that adobe controls almost the entire industry, i bet they can finally afford to lower their prices! or not, heh.

rawb · #5 (**permalink**) Apr 19, 05

usually when there is one giant conglomerate with no real competition everything works out AWESOME.

Cdn_Brdr · #6 (**permalink**) Apr 19, 05

/sarcasm

Gusto · #7 (**permalink**) Apr 19, 05

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Originally Posted by Cdn_Brdr

/sarcasm

haha thanks

mapleleaf4ever · #8 (**permalink**) Apr 19, 05

So when can I buy Fireshop? :p

Cdn_Brdr · #9 (**permalink**) Apr 19, 05

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Originally Posted by gusto

haha thanks

once again.....

/sarcasm :)

bebu*funfun · #10 (**permalink**) Apr 20, 05

speakin of adobe... illustrator and photoshop cs 2 just got released recently..pretty excited. im really curious if one day ill actually buy a software.

http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/overview.html
http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/overview.html

oh man so many new goodies. cant wait to get a hand on the illustrator!!

back to topic..this merge is gonna be HUGE! the goodies this will produce will be amazing! im so happy adobe is taking ove...its good to have it as an industry standard so there are less surprises. (say no to quark!). they need to make a flash for dummies for me.. can't seem to understand it :(