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Microsoft Buying Adobe?

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Re: Microsoft Buying Adobe?

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Post by ctravis »

jrockway wrote: post #20
ctravis wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Killing off the Mac version of CS would do a pretty good job halting Apple's inroads into enterprise

What's "CS"? Unless it's Outlook's calendaring, I doubt it will have any effect on "the enterprise". Remember, most people only use their computers to send email, setup meetings, and browse Facebook.

Correct, but a large chunk of corporations have in house creative departments and many(if not most) use macs. Killing the Mac version of CS would force them to switch back to PC.

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Post by threepointone »

As a thought: If it does happen, I can totally see an MS Office GRAND DELUXE edition that puts together Office and CS. And I would guess that the price would be less than the sum of the individual packages.

That wouldn't be too bad, really.

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Post by brudgers »

dbrannan wrote: post #2

I've often wondered why Apple doesn't buy Adobe, kill all development for PCs, and leave Microsoft high and dry in the creative market. Just saying...

I suspect that were Adobe to leave the Windows market, the vacated "niche" would be quickly filled.

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Post by joezydeco »

zokier wrote: post #39
charlief wrote: post #21

Regarding: "Adobe's shares rise as much as 17 percent" Just a small detail, but the above bullet exaggerates the indicative reaction of the market. It was up 17 percent for an instant because someone fat fingered and bought it for $30.00 exactly at 3:08pm (Added: 12 minutes after the announcement at 2:56pm), maybe a little excited to buy in. Really it is up 10-11%, which is a strong and positive reaction, but there i…

Gotta love stock markets. A rumor arises of two CEO's secretly meeting, and stocks skyrocket instantly. I'd assume that nobody actually knows what they were discussing, if they even met. Wouldn't be much of a secret meeting otherwise.

Proves the old adage. "Buy on the rumor, sell on the news"

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Post by rbanffy »

umjames wrote: post #11
dbrannan wrote: post #2

I've often wondered why Apple doesn't buy Adobe, kill all development for PCs, and leave Microsoft high and dry in the creative market. Just saying...

I don't know how Apple would feel about having to deal with all those enterprise customers who run Adobe software on PCs only. Also, a number of Adobe products don't have Mac versions, like ColdFusion and JRun. Yes, there are still places that rely on this software.

> Yes, there are still places that rely on this software.

Killing JRun and Cold Fusion would be doing them a favor.

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Post by city41 »

dagw wrote: post #13
dbrannan wrote: post #2

I've often wondered why Apple doesn't buy Adobe, kill all development for PCs, and leave Microsoft high and dry in the creative market. Just saying...

I wonder if Microsoft is thinking the same thing. Either as a defensive move to make sure Photoshop will always work on Windows or as an offensive move and making Photoshop and friends windows only in an attempt to strangle the OS X platform.

Most designers I know would work for McDonald's before they'd use Windows :)
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