Adobe Buys Macromedia

MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
Disturbing:

<a href='http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/invrelations/adobeandmacromedia.html' target='_blank'>http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/invrelatio...macromedia.html</a>
<a href='http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom/pr/2005/adobe_macromedia.html' target='_blank'>http://www.macromedia.com/macromedia/proom...macromedia.html</a>

So what happens with Dreamweaver and GoLive? Illustrator and Freehand? ImageReady and Fireworks?

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  • StormLiongStormLiong Join Date: 2002-12-27 Member: 11569Members
    edited April 2005
    O Crap.

    Adobe better not do somehting stupid and ditch Dreamweaver to only replace it with GoLive. And I won't like that because GoLive is really a piece of crap. Dreamweaver is sooo miuch better.

    An amalgamation of their products would most likely be the trend which would be cool. I use Fireworks and Photoshop hand in hand. Fireworks for my web graphics and Photoshop when I need to do fancier stuff. A combination of these 2 progs would be lovely.

    Edit: An interesting article on speculation on who would have bought over Adobe. <a href='http://www.popstick.com/links/CW-20030220.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.popstick.com/links/CW-20030220.htm</a>
  • antifreezeantifreeze The guy with the goods&#33; Join Date: 2003-05-12 Member: 16232Members, Constellation
    ohhh good lord. head asplodes
  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    Well that's the most dissapointing bit of news I've heard in a while...ohwell
  • arcticaarctica Shindiggery innit Join Date: 2005-02-18 Member: 41646Members
    Adobe = Microsoft?

    Our world ends now.
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-StormLiong+Apr 18 2005, 01:21 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (StormLiong @ Apr 18 2005, 01:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Adobe better not do somehting stupid and ditch Dreamweaver to only replace it with GoLive. And I won't like that because GoLive is really a piece of crap. Dreamweaver is sooo miuch better. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Both suck. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> Do it yourself, lazy. It's not that difficult. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
  • Seph_KimaraSeph_Kimara Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19359Members
    Who said they weren't?

    I just liked dreamweaver because I liked the realtime preview that updated as you did. Cuts out the step of saving and opening in a browser.
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    I hope that they fix Dreamweaver up a bit.

    Its got a lot of problems right now imo. Its still the best PHP ide out there, but the best still sucks. :X
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    Adobe has a tendency to make good products (for the most part), then jack the prices of them up 600% (i.e. photoshop)
  • aonomusaonomus Dedicated NS Mastermind (no need for school) Join Date: 2003-11-26 Member: 23605Members, Constellation
    There is the possibility of them jacking up prices even further by calling it 'competition' between adobe/macromedia for the average unaware buyer. Or even worse they monopolize it all... microshaft anyone?
  • MausMaus Join Date: 2002-11-03 Member: 5599Members
    Adobe's prices are aimed at the professional user though. Home-use things like Photoshop Elements are dang cheap considering how powerful they are.
  • OttoDestructOttoDestruct Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7790Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Maus+Apr 19 2005, 04:15 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Maus @ Apr 19 2005, 04:15 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Adobe's prices are aimed at the professional user though. Home-use things like Photoshop Elements are dang cheap considering how powerful they are. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I use elements actually for my Graphic Design class. The majority of tools from photoshop are there, and a lot of the tools that aren't there can have the same effect thats done through different methods, so yeh I gotta agree there considering I got it for 50 dollars.
  • StormLiongStormLiong Join Date: 2002-12-27 Member: 11569Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Apr 18 2005, 05:59 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Apr 18 2005, 05:59 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I hope that they fix Dreamweaver up a bit.

    Its got a lot of problems right now imo. Its still the best PHP ide out there, but the best still sucks. :X <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    The main problem with dreamweaver is when it deals with like HUGE number of files. Takes freakin ages for it to process it all when it tries to sync with the webserver.
  • BulletHeadBulletHead Join Date: 2004-07-22 Member: 30049Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Apr 18 2005, 02:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Apr 18 2005, 02:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well that's the most dissapointing bit of news I've heard in a while...ohwell <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I know somethign worse


    MicroSoft announced plans yesterday to buy out Flayra and the NS Dev Team, after NS has been rated the Number 1 game in the Wolrd for the 2nd year running- offer stands at 26 billion dollars
  • StormLiongStormLiong Join Date: 2002-12-27 Member: 11569Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-BulletHead+Apr 19 2005, 08:12 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (BulletHead @ Apr 19 2005, 08:12 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Apr 18 2005, 02:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Apr 18 2005, 02:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well that's the most dissapointing bit of news I've heard in a while...ohwell <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I know somethign worse


    MicroSoft announced plans yesterday to buy out Flayra and the NS Dev Team, after NS has been rated the Number 1 game in the Wolrd for the 2nd year running- offer stands at 26 billion dollars <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    26 BILLION?

    heck even if it was the devil himself buying it, id sell
  • SkySky Join Date: 2004-04-23 Member: 28131Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Apr 18 2005, 03:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Apr 18 2005, 03:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-StormLiong+Apr 18 2005, 01:21 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (StormLiong @ Apr 18 2005, 01:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Adobe better not do somehting stupid and ditch Dreamweaver to only replace it with GoLive. And I won't like that because GoLive is really a piece of crap. Dreamweaver is sooo miuch better. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Both suck. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> Do it yourself, lazy. It's not that difficult. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, it's not that difficult....if you're making one page. Designing a site is a hell of a lot easier if you can watch the whole thing unfold in front of you as you go. And you'll never forget the tag names/syntax.
  • CForresterCForrester P0rk(h0p Join Date: 2002-10-05 Member: 1439Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Sky+Apr 19 2005, 08:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sky @ Apr 19 2005, 08:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Apr 18 2005, 03:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Apr 18 2005, 03:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-StormLiong+Apr 18 2005, 01:21 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (StormLiong @ Apr 18 2005, 01:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Adobe better not do somehting stupid and ditch Dreamweaver to only replace it with GoLive. And I won't like that because GoLive is really a piece of crap. Dreamweaver is sooo miuch better. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Both suck. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> Do it yourself, lazy. It's not that difficult. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, it's not that difficult....if you're making one page. Designing a site is a hell of a lot easier if you can watch the whole thing unfold in front of you as you go. And you'll never forget the tag names/syntax. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Making it easy is why there are so many pages that say "LOLZ WELKOM 2 MY HOMEPAGE PLZ COM BAK SUN" and then fill the rest of the area with clipart and animated GIFs.

    If you're not dedicated, you shouldn't have a website. (Unless you want a simple black-on-white layout, which I believe is best, to be honest. I go to a site for the content, not the ugly flash menu bar that wastes 1/4 of my screen.)
  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    Please marry me, Forrester.
  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Apr 19 2005, 10:17 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Apr 19 2005, 10:17 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Sky+Apr 19 2005, 08:35 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Sky @ Apr 19 2005, 08:35 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+Apr 18 2005, 03:27 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ Apr 18 2005, 03:27 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-StormLiong+Apr 18 2005, 01:21 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (StormLiong @ Apr 18 2005, 01:21 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Adobe better not do somehting stupid and ditch Dreamweaver to only replace it with GoLive. And I won't like that because GoLive is really a piece of crap. Dreamweaver is sooo miuch better. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Both suck. <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> Do it yourself, lazy. It's not that difficult. <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yeah, it's not that difficult....if you're making one page. Designing a site is a hell of a lot easier if you can watch the whole thing unfold in front of you as you go. And you'll never forget the tag names/syntax. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Making it easy is why there are so many pages that say "LOLZ WELKOM 2 MY HOMEPAGE PLZ COM BAK SUN" and then fill the rest of the area with clipart and animated GIFs.

    If you're not dedicated, you shouldn't have a website. (Unless you want a simple black-on-white layout, which I believe is best, to be honest. I go to a site for the content, not the ugly flash menu bar that wastes 1/4 of my screen.) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    You don't have to visit those sites, CForrester. The internet wouldn't be as good as it is today if it wasn't for easy to use design tools. If you start people out with Notepad, then the only ones who would be using it would be programmers.
  • TestamentTestament Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 4037Members
    edited April 2005
    Clam, it's not difficult. I knew how to write HTML in Notepad when I was 10 or 11, even though I've forgotten almost all of it by now. Being stupid or lazy isn't an excuse

    (Internet a good place today? PFFT.)
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