Because Photoshop hasn't been around for 10 years…

alternateorg on October 22, 2001

Macromedia, inexplicably, thinks that they own Adobe’s technology being used for Photoshop and GoLive due to a patent they were issued in 1998. Yeah.. because GoLive wasn’t the name of a company that created the original ‘GoLive’ product named CyberStudio like 5 or 6 years ago, and Photoshop hasn’t been around since like 1989.

Macromedia’s becoming the nasty little bitch company I always thought they were. Flash is their ONLY true product and they are only currently in business because of it. If Adobe’s LiveMotion was a better product, Macromedia wouldn’t even be around today. Let alone the fact that Adobe and Apple created the empire that Quark and Macromedia so happily reside within. It’ll be interesting to see how quickly and ruthlessly Adobe slashes through Macromedia.

I mean, seriously. Who uses Fireworks or Freehand? Nobody. Link via Jen.

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10 Replies to “Because Photoshop hasn't been around for 10 years…”

  1. kevin October 22, 2001 at 12:21 pm

    I use director… It’s cool. But macromedia is kinda nasty when it comes to legal tangles with adobe… it sucks… They both have their areas, so whatever… I dunno, with macromedia i have kinda this love-hate thing.

  2. Steve October 23, 2001 at 2:56 pm

    Besides Flash and Director don’t forget they own Alliare (Coldfusion, Homesite, Jrun, etc). Instead of this crap, MM needs to focus on the frame-rate issue in the mac flash player…..such a waste of time and resources…

  3. steve October 23, 2001 at 2:58 pm

    How soon do you think they’ll merger??? My guess…..18 months.

  4. kev October 23, 2001 at 5:12 pm

    Adobe and MM? Never. Ever ever ever ever ever. For one thing, the DOJ would hear nothing of it, let alone the fact that their rivalry is much like the OS rivalry between Apple and MS. Only Adobe is the 800lb gorilla, but they actually write useful software that gets BETTER with each new release.

  5. door December 4, 2001 at 5:38 pm

    wow, you are ignorant

  6. kevin October 22, 2001 at 12:21 pm

    I use director… It’s cool. But macromedia is kinda nasty when it comes to legal tangles with adobe… it sucks… They both have their areas, so whatever… I dunno, with macromedia i have kinda this love-hate thing.

  7. Steve October 23, 2001 at 2:56 pm

    Besides Flash and Director don’t forget they own Alliare (Coldfusion, Homesite, Jrun, etc). Instead of this crap, MM needs to focus on the frame-rate issue in the mac flash player…..such a waste of time and resources…

  8. steve October 23, 2001 at 2:58 pm

    How soon do you think they’ll merger??? My guess…..18 months.

  9. kev October 23, 2001 at 5:12 pm

    Adobe and MM? Never. Ever ever ever ever ever. For one thing, the DOJ would hear nothing of it, let alone the fact that their rivalry is much like the OS rivalry between Apple and MS. Only Adobe is the 800lb gorilla, but they actually write useful software that gets BETTER with each new release.

  10. door December 4, 2001 at 5:38 pm

    wow, you are ignorant

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