Goodbye Macromedia, Hello Adobe!
The acquisition is finally complete. Logon to macromedia.com and this is what you see. So what does this mean to us developers. If you are a fan of consolidation this is what it means: A sign of life for Web 2.0. A super-slick client platform. A real composite application development suite. The beginning of the end of deployment-driven architectures. One of [...]
The acquisition is finally complete. Logon to macromedia.com and this is what you see.
So what does this mean to us developers. If you are a fan of consolidation this is what it means:
- A sign of life for Web 2.0.
- A super-slick client platform.
- A real composite application development suite.
- The beginning of the end of deployment-driven architectures.
- One of the largest and fastest growing developer communities around.
- A new face for Java.
- A really cool bunch of awesome geekiness with all the requisite blinky lights and shiny knobs.
But then there is the flip side. You have to read the article on daring fireball to really read into the whole acquisition.
http://daringfireball.net/2005/04/adobe_translation
So what do you think. Good or bad. One thing for sure is that the pricing is ridiculuos. The only price break you get is if you buy the enitre package, i.e., CS2 and Studio 8, you get $300 off. But I dont want half those apps.
Give me my Photoshop, Flash, Illustrator and Dreamweaver. Do i need indesign?? Go Live, hell no! Fireworks… doesnt really work. So if you are like me, i suggest a massive petition to Adobe to listen to its customers and build a real creative package. Have bundles for the print industry and one for the web.
Lets just hope that adobe doesnt shelve certain products to make way for theirs. God forbid if they ever scrap Dreamweaver for Go Live. Anyone who has used the former will know how bad it really is.
If you are a developer, let me know what you think.
comments
dotone
December 6th, 2005 at 3:37 pmLet’s all first thank god Macromedia wasnt acquired by some Software-only company. I always had Adobe and Macromedia on the same line in my thoughts. The good news would be slicker integration.
Now that Flash supports layer effects and blendings just think of openning a .PSD in Flash n have all the effects converted to Flash’s, have all the text layers converted to text objects in Flash. Let’s think of ImageReady slices and buttons convert to Flash buttons with automated actionscript Man! that’d be something; just wishes.
Freehand vs. Illustrator, Phosothop vs. Fireworks, GoLive vs. Dreamweaver, hmm what else? I personaly think every pair of them would become one product eventually. It might take time to convert the user base but that will happen. Don’t u find it weired to say Adobe Flash?
A creative suite for me would be.. hmmm Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, Acrobat Pro… that’s all I can think of… I’d be ready to go
Angelo
December 6th, 2005 at 3:54 pmsorry but… the new macromedia look from Adobe is a disgrace to all of us macromedia fans out there! The complete layout is messed up! I bet even a kid could get a better look going than what they have on right now - and what’s with the discolored google logo at the bottom.. what is with these people who designed the new macromedia look….
BTW.. congrats to u folks at flip corp - you’ve been doing a great job with corporate blogging. Compared to all the wannabe corporate blogs in the ME… i think this blog totally kicks a$$
cheers & keep it up.
Syd
December 13th, 2005 at 2:12 amI found this instead!
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I support saying Adobe is better buying it than Microsoft-like co.
Take care!
Nasar
December 13th, 2005 at 1:49 pmHi,
Blaze ( codenamed) , next version Flash is on the way.
Hope that Adobe will make it better by integrating most of the Photoshop+ Illustrator features in to next version FLASH. Life may be more easier.
Its always better to have a healthy competition amoung software giants.
Like Macromedia Dreamweaver Vs Adobe GoLive . But with the acquisition, no hope for that.
Yeah, that would be much affordable, if this suite is available - PSD+AI+FLA+HTML(Dweaver)