Interesting. Right now Figma is THE standard for UX design. It completely blew Sketch away thanks to Covid. I really haven't heard UX designers talk about going back to Sketch or any other program, in fact I've only heard multiple people talk about how Figma is just getting better with their new update (especially around prototyping). Personally, I'm not a fan of Adobe, but it seems like there's a lot of UX designers who simply don't care if Adobe buys them or not.
UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
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Re: UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
#12I would love to see an independent alternative to the Adobe menace
Re: UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
#13Lol now do Autodesk
Re: UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
#14Interesting. Right now Figma is THE standard for UX design. It completely blew Sketch away thanks to Covid. I really haven't heard UX designers talk about going back to Sketch or any other program, in fact I've only heard multiple people talk about how Figma is just getting better with their new update (especially around prototyping). Personally, I'm not a fan of Adobe, but it seems like there's a lot of UX designers…
Until they find Figma will either disappear or get more expensive under adobe.
Re: UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
#15I'm sure it will produce innovative business practices inflicted on a captive userbase.
Re: UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
#16I think many Figma users are concerned with Adobe's purchase of Figma. I've already removed Adobe products twice from my life (professional and personal) and would prefer to not have to do it again. That said, I can't see the acquisition being a problem for competition in this particular space. It's not hard to imagine someone just making figma-but-different and becoming the next big thing. There are also countless o…
Like what? In my neck of the woods, everyone uses Figma, XD or Sketch.
Re: UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
#17Good. It absolutely would reduce innovation. Adobe have already canned XD, which was a poor alternative to Figma, but Adobe had to at least pretend to compete. Problem is, even though Figma have captured a large proportion of the digital design market, they took on so much funding that their only real options are a purchase or IPO. I don’t believe that subscriptions alone would bring in enough for the kind of returns…
Adobe, Netflix, Google, etc.
They all need to realise one thing. You can choose to start something, but it's only the audience that can choose to end it.
Whether that's a new app, series, or web tool: the problem is the same, no one is going to invest their time and effort on something that will be canned if it is not an instant success.
Each are now trapped in a problem of their own making: people avoid their new offerings for fear of wasting their time, dooming the new entry.
Re: UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
#18How does it work if the UK blocks it and the rest of the world doesn't?
Re: UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
#19I interned at the CMA in 2014 and had several friends working on merger control. This [1] page has more details on the case, and has an invitation to comment at the bottom. In my experience, detailed comments from relevant industry participants, e.g. customers, competitors, are given serious weight and consideration, and very few are supplied. It's a useful mechanism for those concerned about a tech merger. "Invitati…
Thank you, I’ve provided some feedback.
Re: UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovation
#20How does it work if the UK blocks it and the rest of the world doesn't?
If an activity has been blocked in one country, the options are:
1) Cancel the merger/acquisition completely.
2) Work out some sort of mitigation with the country.
3) Spin off/discontinue business in that country.