Adobe Speculation
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dude, we'll wait to see what actually happens.
they might have carved a niche market for themselves within the broader multi-media designer world, but they were in direct competition over several products - including Freehand/Illustrator. The only reason Macromedia is more concerned with the web is because it's a smaller company. Adobe has it's hand in everything from print to web to post-production.
How is having one company a better thing? And how is having one company better to "handle the growth of our industry"?
Having several companies is no hindrance to the growth of the industry.
You just gotta look at the shit microsoft spews to know this is potentially very dangerous.
And I have no problem with the integration of Adobe and Macromedia products. When you have several smaller companies, they are forced to agree standards - like back in the early days. When you have giant companies, they impose their often crude standards and refuse to accept standards in order to stifle competition.
There is a lot to be worried about. And we'll wait and see if CS gets cheaper now that they don't have Macromedia to worry about.
Anyway, this is becoming another topic i'm wasting too much time with.
out.