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 Last Update: December 25, 2005, 2:26 pm
 
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This topic was brought to my attention last Thursday at school and I just wanted to know what was everyone's opinion about Adobe buying out Macromedia?

There will be good and bad things about this merger.

Like for example with less companies competing with Adobe, this may mean that Adobe products will rise in prices :P , and become less innovative :P . However on the other hand this could mean that some standards could be developed for products like HTML editing and stuff like that. So what is everyone else's opinion on this topic? :P

Click here to read some information about the merger.






   Sat Apr 30, 2005    Reply         

QUOTE (rhodesian)

This topic was brought to my attention last Thursday at school and I just wanted to know what was everyone's opinion about Adobe buying out Macromedia?

There will be good and bad things about this merger.

Like for example with less companies competing with Adobe, this may mean that Adobe products will rise in prices  :P , and become less innovative :P . However on the other hand this could mean that some standards could be developed for products like HTML editing and stuff like that. So what is everyone else's opinion on this topic?  :P

Click here to read some information about the merger.
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I don't like the idea personnely, and yet it makes so much business sense.

I always considered Adobe to be a PDF type company and Macromedia to be the graphics company and the company that i have always liked more. Theres not really a reason I like it more I suppose then that I just started using Macromedia products before Adobe.
We'll see if Adobe puts out Go Live and takes Dream Weaver off the market, but that would probably be one of the most significant changes is what the company sells.

   Sat Apr 30, 2005    Reply         

Personally I think all the buyout will do is broaden the spread of Adobe's products. Immediately, this will result in an extension of revenues, to the company, while reducing the cost of competition.

Also, this buyout will also bring a mix of technology into both firms, putting in place a lot more technical knowhow and software innovation techneques into both forms.. thus making both Adobe as well as Macromedia software stronger.... As with most mergers and take-overs.. Adobe will direct Macromedia products to grow at the same rate of progress that the brand products have been doing so .. all the while flushing in extra technology.. and vice-a-versa.. back into the Adobe fold.. Result--- better products over both the brands' range.. Another thing, there'll be a bigger pool of 'mind power' for the firm to dig into... bringing about a larger spread of innovation in current and new products..

from the consumer's point.. I do believe that Adobe will actually bring down the pricing model to reflect the highly decreased competition cost.. although not by too much because there are a bunch of other companies out there, waiting on the sidelines to tear a chunk out of the market share.. so... competitive pricing.. great products.. !!

   Sat Apr 30, 2005    Reply         


Adobe bought out Macromedia, when did that happen :P I am so out of it when it come to stuff happening like this.

This probably won't be a bad thing, if anything it will just make Adode products better not to metion a stronger company as well, and maybe with less compitition lower some prices on their products.....I hope

   Sat Apr 30, 2005    Reply         

i personaly really didnt like it. when i first heard about it i got really mad
i use both adobe a macromedia products and like them for there differences...but perhaps it will turn out to be a good thing...guess we can say goodbye to fireworks (never liked that) perhaps freehand too...

im done..

   Tue May 17, 2005    Reply         

I've never been able to go from Photoshop to Flash without losing something of the visual effect that I wanted. I think this will help. I'm glad and can't wait till they put out something to help with this.

   Tue May 17, 2005    Reply         


I don't like Adobe products, I hate these "flying" menus. But .... i think it really doesn't matter if we like this fusion or not. Adobe doesn't take over Macromedia for creating nicer software or cheaper programs, they do it for one reason only: making more money! (See how MACR stock quotes rose up since the message that Adobe eats them.) So let's wait and see what happens. Perhaps one day Microsoft will buy Adobe. :)

   Tue May 17, 2005    Reply         

QUOTE (ninjamunky)

I've never been able to go from Photoshop to Flash without losing something of the visual effect that I wanted.  I think this will help.  I'm glad and can't wait till they put out something to help with this.
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Exactly! I know for a fact that this will make alot of flash users i know happy. Most people start off using Adobe products, rather than macromedia, so when they finally turn to programs like Flash, its really confusing and overwhelming. Alot of people use illustrator and then transfer the files into flash, even though flash has a similar function to illustrator's ever-famous 'pen tool'. Now that Adobe bought macromedia out, they'll improve the tools and settings to resemble more of the typical 'adobe' settings. People will be less intimidated when using it. I, for one, would have liked that to begin with.

I think someone said it's merely a scheme for more money... well, yeah. But to get more money, the product needs to become as user-friendly and easy-to-use as possible. They're going to have to put a lot of effort into changing the settings to suit both the adobe AND traditional macromedia styles. It's for the best, I say.

And besides, did you know that the very original photoshop wasnt even created by adobe? Yeah. And look what happened, everyone whos even remotely anyone in this industry knows the great 'Photoshop'. It's all Adobe.

It's not a devestating drama, people.

   Thu May 26, 2005    Reply         

:lol: This doesn't seem like it will work out..

I hope it does.. but i don't think it will..


And no, I won't explain why i think that way

   Sun Jun 26, 2005    Reply         

Wow If this thing goes on .. Adobe will become A Huge Giant in this Industry..!
And Macromedia wont give so easily.! adobe will have to pay Lots of money to get that.!
I wonder why cant Microsoft Buy Adobe inc? If it buys that .! It will become a tale of Fishes.! And Microsoft will Start Integrating Photoshop n Acrobat in Windows then.! Dumping their Ugly Ms Paint .! LOL
Anywayz Looking forward what will happen.! I guess Macromedia Wont sell ! As its doing well at market.! If in losses that may Give up.!
Anywayz Bro nice info there!

   Fri Jul 1, 2005    Reply         

oh no! I like macromedia :P I don't really like adobe though... Why can't they be two seperate little companies? I would rather that. I don't think macromedia would sell without having being offered an extreme amount of money. Lots of people buy their Flash MX to make flash sites. Well, I jsut don't agree with this idea. I would rather them stay seperate or join together with microsoft to make: admacsoft

   Fri Jul 1, 2005    Reply         

I don't like the idea, macromedia as a whole other thing. Let them want to take out each other. They have to lower prices and make new options to earn money. So that's positive.

   Fri Jul 1, 2005    Reply         

=_= waaait, I thought they already merged? Or did Adobe only announce that it was definitly going to buy macromedia?

   Fri Jul 1, 2005    Reply         

Did they already buy it or are they trying to buy it? Your title is very misleading...

   Sat Jul 2, 2005    Reply         

Your whole post is a bit confusing. anyways as to the whole idea i dont really like it again either. im very fond of flash, dreamweaver and fireworks. they have this great intuitive user friendly interface that really easy to use. I dont think Adobe GoLive can compete with dreamweaver either. But then again you mentioned someting about them going together with microsoft. i dont think that would be very good. id rather have them merge with adobe than microsoft. anyways that all my input on this. please be more specific and clear next time you post something like this.

   Sat Jul 2, 2005    Reply         

I think this is perfect, only think in the things that they will do; just perfect when they launch the program togheter, I think this will be so powerfull, with lot of options, and obviously, with the experience, of Adobe and macromedia that dosen't exist any more. Perfect it so perfect.

I expect that the first program has the powerfull of Photoshop, and Macromedia Flash,, just think in that. Wow, amaizing

   Mon Aug 22, 2005    Reply         

or else it could become a bloated piece of software that runs too slowly to do good on either end. it would be nice if they were able to actually deliver that, though... a real workhorse that give double value.

   Mon Aug 22, 2005    Reply         

Photoshop has been nearing terminal velocity, anyways. Photoshops 7, CS, and CS2 are the same for all practical concerns. Perhaps this merger will bring some new ideas and spice things up a bit on the Adobe side of things.

And if Adobe's software becomes bloated and slow, then we still have the old near-perfect versions of Photoshop, Flash, et al, to fall back on.

Good? Bad? I have no idea, yet, but I'm not really worried.

   Mon Aug 22, 2005    Reply         

Adobe and Macromedia has always been in competition. Lately, Adobe has beaten Macromedia by a ton. By now, most of ya'll would know about Macromedia's specialty in animations. Macromedia Flash was a big hit when it went into the market. It was the best of its kind and Adobe has never challenged it with their own fancy designers. Yet they developed new ideas, came up with Adobe Audition and many other fancy programs with a bunch of fancy tools.

The merger, in my opinion, will really close-out this competition. But the game is not over, Microsoft, although it specialises in their own OS, is having second thoughts about not joining the competition. Apple too is a great company and has created several graphic design programs. Adobe-Macromedia has now faced their biggest challenge yet. I wouldn't be surprised if they started producing an anti-virus software a few years later.

   Mon Aug 22, 2005    Reply         

I too think this will be an awesome idea. It'll be a great addition to the lot of other programs. Hopefully they release like a CS version type bundle, where all the programs are released together to make it easier and cheaper to buy. Most likely it'll range in the 500s as usual, but yeah, I consider buying it with the next Adobe worth it. Be nice if the price fell somehow though :D

   Tue Aug 23, 2005    Reply         

I think we could see one massive web production product come out of this - a combo of Dreamweaver, photoshop, Flash , Fireworks, Freehand, Illustrator etc. Anything to do with making anything for a site would be covered.

Dan

   Wed Sep 7, 2005    Reply         

QUOTE (iceblade)

I always considered Adobe to be a PDF type company and Macromedia to be the graphics company


I don't thik so - It was Adobe with "Photoshop" and "Premiere" who was (maybe just in germany) the giant of picture and movie-processing companies. Later Macromedia was a (somtimes) good alternative.

Just the tool "Flash" was something new ... but Lingo is not my favourite ;)

maybe the fusion is a nice way to compare both pro's and earase the con's

*greetings*

   Wed Sep 7, 2005    Reply         

this has two sides to it... a good side: the programs will be much much much easier to use together, more available to people to learn the programs, and the cost in the programs will go down due to lack of competition. the bad side is that now that Adobe is becoming so huge, that there is a possibility that it might develop this huge monopoly over the market.

that would really suck is microsoft bought out adobe, but then again, its a possibility- they freakin own everything else....

   Wed Sep 7, 2005    Reply         

It has been already sold. Just take a look at the website's logo. "formerly macromedia"... Things go like that...

   Sun Dec 25, 2005    Reply         

Not only has it been sold, packages combining Macromedia products and Adobe prodcuts are already being sold.

Check here http://www.adobe.com/products/main.html

And for the exclusive bundle for webdesign *drooling here*
http://www.adobe.com/products/bundles/web_bundle.html

So Yes, this is old news, but I am glad to see that my initial fear that Adobe would cancel Fireworks and Dreamweaver was unjust. I am extatic to see that both Adobe Creative Suite AND Studio 8 are being sold still and even bundled. Because Fireworks IS an excellent image tool, yet it is different than Photoshop - I feel you can't compare both because their goals are different. And well you can beat me, but Adobe GoLive and Dreamweaver are of different worlds, I swear by dreamweaver :huh:

Isn't that Web Bundle the wet dream of any designer?

And can I at this point stress how much easier it is to get a Student License from Adobe than it is to obtain it from former Macromedia? I checked for myself and I can get Adobe Creative Suite cs2 premium!! for just over 500€ with a student license, whereas the normal price is 1600€ - of course they ask for proof that you are a student and your school has to be willing to provide such proof. There is only one restriction - can't recall if it's from Macromedia or Adobe - you can't use the software to create commercial products with it. Though I wonder how they check that?

   Sun Dec 25, 2005    Reply         

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