Macromedia Tools’ Outlook Mixed
Source: eWeek
Written By Jim Rapoza
For a few years now, the main competitors of most products in Adobe Systems Inc.’s Adobe Creative Suite have been similar products from Macromedia Inc. But with Adobe’s acquisition of Macromedia, many of the products on both sides will change, stagnate or be dropped altogether.
The acquisition itself won’t be finalized until close to the end of this year, so the effects will take some time to emerge. In fact, we’ll likely see new releases of many products from Adobe and Macromedia before the acquisition is completed.
The companies that rely on these products, however, should start preparing for the future. Although it’s impossible to predict exactly how everything will play out, here are eWEEK Labs’ best guesses on how the acquisition will affect Adobe Creative Suite and its associated products.