I don't think anyone should have been suprised at the "merger" (in reality it's a takeover). MM as a company do not make that much money against software development standards - until ColdFusion came on board all they had was Flash and DW - and neither we're million unit sellers.
It now takes MM into proper multi-billion dollar company from a simple multi-million one. You have to remember, as a company in it's life MM did not have that many apps of it own - it took the Microsoft approach of buying em in (ColdFusion, Homesite, JRun, Freehand to name a few). Until MM bought Allaire all it was Dreamweaver (I am not counting Fireworks as I think it cannot compete with Photoshop). If anything, the 2 biggest assets Adobe have gained with the takeover are ColdFusion and Dreamweaver, bit to be honest with the takeup of Eclipse with ColdFusion users I can see DW share dwindling (and it's not a large share) With the backing of Adobe, we should expect more input via marketing than Allair or MM could ever produce - great for Oz! Expect changes yes - the end of Freehand for sure, maybe even Fireworks (unless it can replace ImageReady - which is unlikely). Not sure about Director (my original tool of choice :-) I would expect also that there will be some significant layoffs within Adobe/MM (community managers for sure, and the death of Team Macromedia) as they start to cut the wheat from the chaff; knowing how large takeovers work, if you aint got a real beneficial use your out. You may even see some applications hived off entirely... "This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error please return it to the sender or call our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within this communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions." Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: CFAussie Mailing List <[email protected]> Sent: Mon Oct 17 07:48:22 2005 Subject: [cfaussie] The new conference for DownUnder I guess even Daemon were surprised to learn that Adobe were aquiring Macromedia. That deal is pretty much finished if the European powers that be agree. Stunned even. Like most of us. Remember that Daemon are responsible for the MXDU conferences - a name largely attributed to Macromedia products in the past before they became the boring (but cool) Studio 8 range. Guess what? Daemon are back and the conference is now called "webDU 2006". This is good on many levels. No longer strictly Macromedia, despite our love of their products, webDU will cover a wide range of topics. This is really a conference for everyone. Even Microsoft is a sponsor. Early days yet but maybe even Adobe will come aboard. In only a few years Daemon host the best conference of its type this side of the black stump. Visit www.webdu.com.au for more info. --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/ This e-mail is from Reed Exhibitions (Oriel House, 26 The Quadrant, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 1DL, United Kingdom), a division of Reed Business, Registered in England, Number 678540. It contains information which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s) please note that any form of distribution, copying or use of this communication or the information in it is strictly prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this communication in error please return it to the sender or call our switchboard on +44 (0) 20 89107910. The opinions expressed within this communication are not necessarily those expressed by Reed Exhibitions. Visit our website at http://www.reedexpo.com --- You are currently subscribed to cfaussie as: [email protected] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Aussie Macromedia Developers: http://lists.daemon.com.au/
