[flashpro] Adobe owns Macromedia

[Matthew Zoern]

A very true Adobe Fan as well as a life long mac guy. It's a great 
thing in my books Not to mention flash player might work smoother on 
slower macs.

Not really brother and sister though, more like papa.   8)

matthew zoern



On 6-Jun-05, at 11:24 AM, Howell, John wrote:

> Come on guys, this is going to be a great thing.  Two of the worlds 
> best
> software creators getting together.  The outcome can only be better.  
> Adobe
> does not have a history of getting rid of a product they purchase.  
> Look at
> page maker.  They have kept it around and made improvements to it.  
> Now they
> are taking all of that experience and creating InDesign, a product 
> that is
> set to blow Quark out of the water.  If they stay true to  what they 
> have
> done in the past, they will keep all the products of macromedia and 
> make
> them their own.  Just think of the advantages of Photoshop integration 
> with
> flash, shockwave, director.  Think of the scripting possibilities in
> Photoshop or Illustrator if action script is ever integrated.  Flash 
> paper
> and Acrobat could learn a lot from each other.  Oh, and not to mention 
> if
> you are a Mac person.  Apple and Adobe may as well be brother and 
> sister.
>
>
> I think this is a great thing.
>
>
>
> Sorry I got in late on the conversation.
>
> JC Howell
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tyler Bullock [mailto:tyler at tabullcreative.com]
> Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 9:26 AM
> To: Mailing list for professional Flash designers and developers
> Subject: Re: [flashpro] Adobe owns Macromedia
>
>
> Does anybody know the number for that truck driving school?
>
>
> On 4/18/05 9:14 AM, "Taggart, Damian" <DTaggart3 at tvi.edu> wrote:
>
>> Media software oligopoly 2005: Macrodobe owns my future. It's kind of
>> scary.
>>
>> --Damian
>>
>>
>>> Hi all
>>>
>>> Someone please tell me that this isn't true   :P
>>>
>>> Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) has announced a definitive
>>> agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock
>>> transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion.
>>>
>>> http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/invrelations/adobeandmacromedia.html
>>>
>>>>>>  Shudder <<<
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> Mike
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