Now Figma can become the de-facto choice for its software category and a merger was proved to be ultimately unnecessary for its survival
and was a clear attempt at Adobe trying to buyout their competition because they can't seem to compete.
I think overall this is a good thing. Adobe owning Figma isn't a great promise that it would be make Figma better, improve Figma in any way, nor keep Figma on the path of making healthy improvements.
I can't blame anyone for seeing $20 Billion dollars upfront and taking the offer, but did Figma even need to sell in the first place? I don't know that I'll ever know the actual answer to this question, but this is a sign to me that no, it didn't, it is building a healthy business as a standalone product.
Now Figma can take the $1 billion USD breakup fee and do some amazing work on solidifying their position.
I do, as a sense of morbid curiosity, wonder if Adobe has had discussions in their boardroom about buying PenPot
I think overall this is a good thing. Adobe owning Figma isn't a great promise that it would be make Figma better, improve Figma in any way, nor keep Figma on the path of making healthy improvements.
I can't blame anyone for seeing $20 Billion dollars upfront and taking the offer, but did Figma even need to sell in the first place? I don't know that I'll ever know the actual answer to this question, but this is a sign to me that no, it didn't, it is building a healthy business as a standalone product.
Now Figma can take the $1 billion USD breakup fee and do some amazing work on solidifying their position.
I do, as a sense of morbid curiosity, wonder if Adobe has had discussions in their boardroom about buying PenPot