Adobe acquires Pixmantec
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:46 amLooks like a giant gorilla has eaten up a little monkey again. 
Damn.
I use RawShotter and love it.
Cheers,
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Adobe acquires Pixmantec
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Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:46 amPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:59 amPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:13 amIf you can't beat 'em, buy 'em.
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:52 amriiiight...
I'm guessing the "upgrade path" will be a paid upgrade path then.
Existing Pixmantec customers will continue to be supported by Adobe and will be provided with an upgrade path to the Adobe digital imaging product family.
I'm guessing the "upgrade path" will be a paid upgrade path then.
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 11:54 amBusiness is business - I applaud Adobe for acquiring a fine product 
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:52 pmBusiness is business - I applaud Adobe for removing a fine competitor
Fixed
Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 6:26 pmYeah, but now all of you Rawshooter kids can see it inside Photoshop. Only pay for one upgrade.
Big wheels turning, eh?
Col
Big wheels turning, eh?
Col
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:01 amBusiness is business - I applaud Pixmantec for managing to attract the attention of a bigger fish!
I'm not saying it was their intent, but for some companies one of their aims is sometimes to get bought out by [Microsoft/Adobe/whoever]. Hopefully at least some of Pixmantec's shareholders are happy!
Interestingly, iView (makers of MediaPro) have just been bought by Microsoft...
As an active MediaPro user, I must admit this hit a bit closer to home. But not a bad thing at this point (MediaPro isn't being discontinued [yet]).
I'm not saying it was their intent, but for some companies one of their aims is sometimes to get bought out by [Microsoft/Adobe/whoever]. Hopefully at least some of Pixmantec's shareholders are happy!
Interestingly, iView (makers of MediaPro) have just been bought by Microsoft...
As an active MediaPro user, I must admit this hit a bit closer to home. But not a bad thing at this point (MediaPro isn't being discontinued [yet]).
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 10:15 amIt's not hard to understand why. Rawshooter is available free and is the only program a lot of folk would need. It is powerful and provides excellent quality. That means less sales for Adobe PhotoShop. I wouldnt be suprised if they now just pulled it off the web and buried it.
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 4:57 pmQuite a few people have not been happy about the performance of ACR and Adobe couldn't or wouldn't change it much. Maybe this is a backhanded way of admitting it without admitting it - so to speak.
I didn't know Imedia was taken over by Microslop DavidB - I too use mediapro and I think the only direction for them now is down...Bu(toyota)ger.
I didn't know Imedia was taken over by Microslop DavidB - I too use mediapro and I think the only direction for them now is down...Bu(toyota)ger.
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 5:40 pmWell hopefully before they bury, they extra all the good bits and recycle them, it would be a shame to waste it.
Posted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 9:50 pm