Mergers and acquisitions bring those we care about closer together, or tear us apart. Let us hope that the latter does not prevail in this situation. [/sugar_coated with a tad-bit…

This royally sucks.

Look on the bright side... maybe Flash will finally get a good interface now!

There is hope. Ten years (or so) ago when Adobe bought Aldus Corp., they weren't allowed to aquire FreeHand. It was subsequently sold to Macromedia. The same antitrust issues are …

Quote: Originally Posted by Zimphire Having said that, I would rather Apple get them than MS. I second that!!

That really wouldn't be good. I like them separate. Having said that, I would rather Apple get them than MS.

Quote: Originally Posted by Zimphire I love Adobe, but this isn't good. Maybe Apple will buy Adobe next LOL

I love Adobe, but this isn't good.

Wow its already been 6 years since Adobe bought GoLive Cyberstudio. I remmeber that as if it was yesterday.

Quote: Originally Posted by Madrag I think freehand is more powerfull than illustrator, and it makes me sad that the 'fight' between the two has come to an end (and freehand los…

I hope you do that!, that would be great news for us users...

Quote: Originally Posted by Madrag that's the excuse they give to employees, but in the end they'll kill some products and layouff MACR's R&D for those prods... that's sad …

I think freehand is more powerfull than illustrator, and it makes me sad that the 'fight' between the two has come to an end (and freehand lost, with a kick in the balls).

that's the excuse they give to employees, but in the end they'll kill some products and layouff MACR's R&D for those prods... that's sad but that's the reality... I wish I we…

there is a chance this may turn awesome as of late, all their programs have been bloatware. so maybe now that they are together they can incorporate each other's greatest hits. …

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Mac Athens, you really believe they will maintain separate code bases with separate development teams on overlapping products for any duration gr…

Athens, you really believe they will maintain separate code bases with separate development teams on overlapping products for any duration greater than the short term?

Quote: Originally Posted by Athens Adobe isnt going to kill off anything, ... LOL - I'm giving you the benfit of the doubt and call you an "optimist". Two development/mark…

Adobe isnt going to kill off anything, at least not for a while. As long as the brands and products are successful they will keep it, even the ones that overlap. As long as GoLive …

Quote: Originally Posted by exca1ibur I just hope Adobe kills off Flash. Thats the only thing I hope for with the buyout/merger. Everything else I could care less about. TextWra…

I just hope Adobe kills off Flash. Thats the only thing I hope for with the buyout/merger. Everything else I could care less about. TextWrangler works fine for my web development a…

Although this is a very sad day, I laughed like hell with effgee's re-branding campaig!!!

Here, I finished up the re-branding campaign ... Quote: Originally Posted by by some marketing floozie Now introducing: The all-new (speak: "re-packaged") Macrobe™ (alterna…

I'm so sad... I need to start looking for a different profession Freehand will most definatelly disappear... I doubt Dreamweaver will be spared... I have some doubts about adobe…

Quote: Originally Posted by Millennium There's antitrust stuff, certainly, such that the merger must be approved before it can take place. That said, they've let some awfully sh…