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  • NEWS: Adobe has announced it's buying Figma πŸ‘€

    Aaron O'Leary
    59 replies
    According to multiple reports including Bloomberg, Adobe and Figma are set to finalise a deal for the purchase of Figma for a whopping $20 billion! What do you think of this deal, does it make sense, do you wish Figma would stay independent? 🧐 Update: Since writing this, Adobe have confirmed that they are in fact buying Figma, Figma will remain independent and Dylan Field will remain as CEO.

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    Justin Mitchell
    Great for them, bad for us. I pay such insane prices for Adobe, paying 90% for tools I don't even use. Figma was a bright spot in design tools that I thought could eventually lead Adobe to changing up their pricing in order to compete
    Aaron O'Leary
    @jmitch Thing I don't like is trying to cancel with Adobe, end up paying a small fortune in order to stop paying...
    Justin Mitchell
    @aaronoleary oh 100%. Adobe one time wouldn't let me cancel a license when an employee of mine DIED. True story.
    Chris GΓΌnther
    Antetype: Advanced Prototyping
    @jmitch Feel free to check out Antetype – all designing & prototyping is free (plain plan only covers hosting and advanced collaboration features)
    Corey Stone
    Definitely not a fan of this since I generally like what Figma has been doing, and generally not impressed with Adobe (and I started at Photoshop 2 (?) in the 90's!). Seems like Adobe could face some monopoly legal risks, as well.
    Rene
    @coreywstone I've also watched Adobe morph and grow over the last 30 years. My first vector drawing program was Aldus Freehand! I remember Altsys/Aldus merged with Adobe, but the FTC nixed the deal in 1994 over market monopoly concerns. Of course Altsys was later bought by Macromedia, which was then bought by Adobe. πŸ™„ I would love it if Adobe would fold Figma in with the full CC Suite for the same subscription price. But Adobe's history makes me less than optimistic.
    Desert Man
    We already pay full subscription for Adobe and Figma separately. After the merge, I assume, Adobe will ditch XD and replace with Figma. As a result, we'll likely to pay less invoice :) But today Adobe Inc: 318.57 USD βˆ’$52.17 (14.07%)today
    Prashant Dwivedi
    Time to leave Figma because it is no more independent.
    Aaron O'Leary
    I think the deal makes sense personally but I do personally hope to see Figma independent, it's amazing having such a strong competitor to the previous monopoly on design tools from Adobe!
    Patrick Loonstra
    @aaronoleary Why personally? Isn't that the only opinion you have. I also have the same feeling. Great tool, to bag it is attached to a big slow moving one.
    Olena Skaist
    Just hope it won’t be a disaster for Figma users πŸ˜…
    Yucel F. Sahan
    Wow, that is a surprise and not a surprise at the same time :) Figma defeated them all!!
    Aaron O'Leary
    @yucelfaruksahan If you can't beat em, buy em πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ
    Jim Raptis
    Hope Adobe XD continues to exist so Adobe can test their "ideas" there, and leave Figma alone 🀞
    Niko Dovidija
    Anti trust laws? Yes, no? Interesting how this went on so smoothly.
    Volodymyr
    Will see what happens in nearest future. I guess it's a great chance for Sketch as an independent designer tool also. But, probably they buy the whole team and will not change the major direction of the product.
    Puneet Acharya
    SuperTokens Passwordless
    Nooooooooooooooooooooo @mufassir_kazi :(
    Aaron O'Leary
    @puneet_acharya @mufassir_kazi Close the banks 🀣
    Emmett Naughton
    I'd also probably sell for 20 Billion.
    Aaron O'Leary
    @emmettnaughton same, no hesitation whatsoever
    Harshvardhan Mishra
    Buying Bottlenecks by Storylane
    Not a good news, I think.
    Nico Spijker
    Fearful of what this will mean regarding pricing plans and accessibility for smaller teams moving forward.
    Valerii Androshchuk
    20B deal with 10B in cash would be a nobrainer for me too 😁
    Scott Sturgis
    Big companies usually try to buy competitors to remain relevant or chase them with copying features. If you look at the past, most fail. If Figma is truly left alone, then it has a chance. If not, then it opens the doors to another new startup coming in and winning the hearts of designers. Can't blame Figma though for jumping at a deal like that!
    Ayush Soni
    Wow! I just hope they don't make it completely paid like other Adobe products.
    Ayush Soni
    Do you think this will promote more Figma plugins in the community?
    Deyson Ortiz
    I like how Figma does not have feature bloat and no subscription. I Hope Adobe leaves it as is.