15 months ago, in a $20 billion deal that has
Understandably, the announcement met with some concern—and, for some designers and developers, a sense of betrayal.
For these enthused users -
As Figma users nursed fears that their free, accessible tool would eventually exist behind Adobe’s paywall, antitrust bells rang out over the nature of the deal—never mind
The DOJ continued to monitor the deal all through 2023, with no lawsuits as yet. However, Britain’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) took a more proactive approach. Last month, it maintained that the Adobe-figma merger would “
The Photoshop owner still maintains that it doesn’t compete with Figma in any meaningful way. At least, not enough to trigger the antitrust Avengers. It argued that Adobe XD, its only product that could spark antitrust chatter in the given context, wasn’t much of a competition as it had lost $25 million as a stand-alone app over the last 3 years.
Adobe Chair and CEO, Shantanu Narayen, shared in a
Dylan Field, Figma CEO and Co-founder, mirrored Adobe’s exasperated tone in a short
While both parties walked away from the deal with a sour taste in their mouths, Figma retained its independence with a not-too-shabby $1 billion for its troubles, triggered by a
Adobe came in at #697 on this week’s HackerNoon Tech Company Rankings, while Figma finished at #2719
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