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Adobe to acquire Macromedia for $3.4B

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for $3.4B 04/18/2005 06:30 PM
USA Today Apr 18 2005 10:24PM GMT

"Adobe to acquire Macromedia"

"Adobe to acquire Macromedia" 04/18/2005 11:42 PM

Adobe is to acquire Macromedia

Adobe is to acquire Macromedia 04/18/2005 10:28 AM

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Adobe To Acquire Macromedia

Adobe To Acquire Macromedia 04/18/2005 08:22 AM

We don't generally delve into the software side of things, but this is pretty big news for webheads and the public at large. Adobe announced this morning that they will be acquiring webdev tool powerhouse Macromedia in an all stock exchange valued at approximately $3.4 billion, pending SEC approval. Adobe's PDF (Acrobat) format and Macromedia's Flash platform are probably their two most pervasive products and so the effects of such an acquisition will likely be felt by anyone with an Internet connection in some form or another.

Put another way, it's a safe bet to say that soon, we'll be able to generate PDFs from Flash movies with a ColdFusion backend that plays back video edited in Premiere wrapped in an interface laid out in Dreamweaver, designed in Fireworks and colored in Illustrator. All within a single company's product lineup. Get ready for a productivity suite that leaves you winded, for sure.

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Adobe to acquire Macromedia for US$3.4b
in stock

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for US$3.4b
in stock 04/19/2005 06:48 AM
Singapore Business Times Apr 19 2005 11:14AM GMT

Adobe Agrees To Acquire Macromedia

Adobe Agrees To Acquire Macromedia 04/19/2005 02:31 AM
Washington Post Apr 19 2005 4:45AM GMT

Adobe to acquire Macromedia in $3.4B
deal

Adobe to acquire Macromedia in $3.4B
deal 04/18/2005 08:24 AM
USA Today Apr 18 2005 1:14PM GMT

Adobe Systems to Acquire Macromedia

Adobe Systems to Acquire Macromedia 04/19/2005 06:49 AM
Los Angeles Times Apr 19 2005 8:06AM GMT

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia For $3.4
Billion

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia For $3.4
Billion 04/18/2005 02:54 PM
TopHosts.com Apr 18 2005 5:31PM GMT

Adobe to acquire Macromedia in $3.4B
U.S. deal

Adobe to acquire Macromedia in $3.4B
U.S. deal 04/18/2005 06:30 PM
CTV.ca Apr 18 2005 9:30PM GMT

Adobe to acquire Macromedia in US$3.4b
deal

Adobe to acquire Macromedia in US$3.4b
deal 04/18/2005 11:15 AM
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Adobe to Acquire Macromedia in $3.4B
Deal (AP)

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia in $3.4B
Deal (AP) 04/18/2005 08:15 AM
AP - Adobe Systems Inc., one of the world's largest providers of document-design software, will acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion, the companies announced Monday.

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for 3.4
billion dollars

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for 3.4
billion dollars 04/18/2005 08:25 AM
Servihoo.com Apr 18 2005 11:13AM GMT

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia; Combined
Comp

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia; Combined
Comp 04/19/2005 02:30 AM
HardwareGeeks.com Apr 19 2005 5:55AM GMT

Update 2: Adobe to Acquire Macromedia in
$3.4B Deal

Update 2: Adobe to Acquire Macromedia in
$3.4B Deal 04/18/2005 08:25 AM
Forbes Apr 18 2005 10:53AM GMT

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for 3.4
billion dollars (AFP)

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for 3.4
billion dollars (AFP) 04/18/2005 11:20 AM
AFP - Adobe Systems have announced plans to buy rival software firm Macromedia with shares for about 3.4 billion dollars in a move aiming to propel the group into digital markets that include mobile phones.

Adobe to acquire Macromedia in $3.4
billion deal

Adobe to acquire Macromedia in $3.4
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Houston Chronicle Apr 18 2005 12:23PM GMT

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia for $3.4
Billion in Stock

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia for $3.4
Billion in Stock 04/19/2005 11:23 AM
WebHosting.Info Apr 19 2005 1:56PM GMT

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for GBP3.4
billion

Adobe to acquire Macromedia for GBP3.4
billion 04/19/2005 06:49 AM
Macworld UK Apr 19 2005 9:36AM GMT

BREAKING NEWS: Adobe to acquire
Macromedia

BREAKING NEWS: Adobe to acquire
Macromedia 04/18/2005 04:50 AM
Macworld UK Apr 18 2005 9:02AM GMT

Software giant Adobe to acquire
Macromedia

Software giant Adobe to acquire
Macromedia 04/19/2005 09:16 AM
Chicago Tribune Apr 19 2005 11:44AM GMT

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia in $3.4
Billion Stock Deal

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia in $3.4
Billion Stock Deal 04/18/2005 12:26 PM
Adobe, which makes the popular Acrobat and Photoshop programs, said today it had agreed to acquire the multimedia software firm Macromedia.

Adobe Systems Inc. to acquire Macromedia
in $3.4 billion US deal

Adobe Systems Inc. to acquire Macromedia
in $3.4 billion US deal 04/18/2005 08:24 AM
National Post Apr 18 2005 11:29AM GMT

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia; Combined
Company to Deliver Industry-Defining
Technology Platform for Rich, Inter

Adobe to Acquire Macromedia; Combined
Company to Deliver Industry-Defining
Technology Platform for Rich, Inter 04/18/2005 04:50 AM
Business Wire UK Apr 18 2005 7:17AM GMT

Macromedia to Acquire eHelp

Macromedia to Acquire eHelp 11/19/2003 02:43 AM
Learning Circuits Nov 19 2003 1:45AM ET

Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4 bn

Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4 bn 04/19/2005 02:35 AM
Economictimes Apr 19 2005 3:31AM GMT

Adobe to buy Macromedia

Adobe to buy Macromedia 04/18/2005 04:13 AM
Adobe to buy Macromedia I almost choked when I saw this press release, Adobe is going to buy out Macromedia for $3.4 billion in stock. Adobe is paying about $9 over the current share price, which means the investors will make out nicely. With the two largest design software companies becoming one, the new Adobe will be a monopoly (if it isn't already with Photoshop). I just hope they remove the ability to make really annoying Flash movies...

Adobe to Buy Macromedia for $3.4 Bln

Adobe to Buy Macromedia for $3.4 Bln 04/18/2005 02:53 PM
ABCNEWS.com Apr 18 2005 6:22PM GMT

Adobe to buy $3.4bn Macromedia

Adobe to buy $3.4bn Macromedia 04/18/2005 10:09 AM
Adobe is to buy Macromedia, a specialist in software for animated graphics and web design.

Adobe to buy Macromedia!

Adobe to buy Macromedia! 04/18/2005 04:25 AM
A blockbuster sized story just broke--Macromedia will be bought out by graphics giant Adobe. Between the two companies, nearly 100% of people in the design industry use at least one of their products. The $3.4 billion deal has been approved by execs from both companies. Here are the specs:

Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by both boards of directors, Macromedia stockholders will receive, at a fixed exchange ratio, 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for every share of Macromedia common stock in a tax-free exchange. Based on Adobe's and Macromedia's closing prices on Friday, April 15, 2005, this represents a price of $41.86 per share of Macromedia common stock. Upon the close of the transaction, Macromedia stockholders will own approximately 18 percent of the combined company on a pro forma basis.

Shares of Macromedia [MACR] closed at $33.45 Friday, making Adobe's bid a large premium. The real story here is the massive market share Adobe will control in the creative industry. Besides video and out of date print publishing, they have it wrapped up. What are your thoughts? Sound off! (Personally I thought I read the headline wrong...)

Adobe and Macromedia

Adobe and Macromedia 04/18/2005 08:37 PM
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Adobe + Macromedia = ?

Adobe + Macromedia = ? 04/18/2005 09:21 PM

Seems straightforward to me. Adobe is in at the center of print production (PhotoShop & friends, InDesign, PDF), while Macromedia’s DreamWeaver is the single most important Web-design product. Dave Shea says this might be about Flash, but let me suggest exactly the opposite: if you’re hitching your career to Flash, it might be a good time to look at alternatives. Why’s that? Because, near as I can tell, Macromedia has never made any serious money with Flash. They’ve accomplished one of the great, heroic, marketing coups of all time, getting the plug-in onto substantially every desktop on the planet; and this bought them, uh, what exactly? They sell authoring tools, but seriously, how many Flash designers does the world need? Anyhow, most of the good things you can do with Flash, you can do about as well with DHTML (oops that’s called AJAX now) and your “back” button still works. I guess there’s no reason to actually shut Flash down, the tool revenue must about cover the engineering costs. But Adobe, historically, has been good at focusing on what works and dropping the distractions. (Can you remember PageMill?) Flash is a distraction.

Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4B

Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4B 04/18/2005 08:25 AM
CNN Apr 18 2005 11:09AM GMT

Adobe Buys Macromedia for $3.4B

Adobe Buys Macromedia for $3.4B 04/18/2005 11:09 AM

Macromedia to merge with Adobe

Macromedia to merge with Adobe 04/18/2005 07:44 AM
Flash + PDF = ?

Adobe Systems To Buy Macromedia

Adobe Systems To Buy Macromedia 04/18/2005 07:38 AM

Adobe Systems on Monday, seeking to expand in audio and video graphics applications for websites developers and advertisers, announced an agreement to buy Macromedia in a stock-based deal valued at $3.4 billion. By Emily Church, MarketWatch

Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4 billion

Adobe to buy Macromedia for $3.4 billion 04/18/2005 06:12 AM
Adobe has agreed to buy multimedia software firm Macromedia for about $3.4 billion in stock, a move designed to extend its lead in the digital document market.

Adobe to Buy Macromedia in $3.4B
Deal (AP)

Adobe to Buy Macromedia in $3.4B
Deal (AP) 04/18/2005 11:20 AM
AP - Combining two of the largest makers of software for creating and delivering digital content, Adobe Systems Inc. said Monday it will acquire Macromedia Inc. in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion.

Adobe to Buy Macromedia in $3.4B Deal

Adobe to Buy Macromedia in $3.4B Deal 04/18/2005 11:15 AM
Los Angeles Times Apr 18 2005 3:35PM GMT
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