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…

Quote: Originally Posted by Link Expedia is owned by microsoft Yup and Expedia owns Hotels.com. And Hotels.com and Expedia operated under a dozen different internet book…

Expedia is owned by microsoft

Everything will one day be owned by one person LOL, look at internet hotel sites. 95% of all of them are owned by Expedia.

Quote: Originally Posted by Weyland-Yutani Seriously though: Is there no monopoly control for such mergers?[/i] There's antitrust stuff, certainly, such that the merger mus…

I am surprised that Adobe has the financial muscle to pull off the acquisition.

Quote: Originally Posted by Hawkeye_a You said it dude. thats what crossed my mind. So basically Desktop Publishing has one major player now.... insane Yep, at this rate p…

Quote: Originally Posted by Randman Microsoftization. You said it dude. thats what crossed my mind. So basically Desktop Publishing has one major player now.... insane

I have to ask: Is there anyone who is really pleased this merger is going through? (and isn't a stockholder in either company)

Quote: Originally Posted by effgee Which will (most likely) also mean ... even less competition ... even more useless bloatware ... even less innovation ... even higher prices .…

Quote: Originally Posted by Goldfinger Oh dear. Goodbye Dreamweaver, hello crappy GoLive. Or perhaps Golive will be discontinued in favor of DW.

We can only hope.