Macromedia Freehand is the first to go
CNet reports:
FreeHand, Macromedia's popular illustration tool, has been omitted from the company's upcoming developer suite, dubbed Studio 8. Macromedia executives cited "extensive research with our customers" as the reason behind the decision, and not its impending acquisition by Adobe Systems--which current sells a competing product called Illustrator.
Adobe announced in April that it would buy Macromedia for $3.4 billion. A Macromedia representative said FreeHand will be sold and supported as a standalone product for the time being.The question I have is: Which one will they keep, GoLive or Dreamweaver? Personally, I have become accustomed to GoLive, only because it has a superior interface and richer functionality. But Dreamweaver is obviously the de facto choice among most web designers, especially beginners and those who like its workflow with Fireworks and Flash. I am curious what will be dropped next, despite Macromedia's efforts to proclaim it has nothing to do with its recent acquisition by Adobe.
- Henning von Vogelsang
- August 11, 2005 06:00 AM
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