Strong union! Adobe acquired Macromedia Adobe and Macromedia at $ 3.4 billion to merge, considering that Adobe Reader is one of the new software that is generally used in global, they are worth paying attention. After getting Flash Player, Adobe has again obtained another such software, which will allow its CEO Bruce Chizen to become the future "King of Media".
In the past few years, these two companies have erupted some fierce confrontations from time to time, such as the dispute between Illustrator and Freehand in the 1990s, but most of them, they can share peace. The largest conflict between the two companies occurred in 2003, one of the FlashPaper (Macromedia Contribute 2 components) seems to challenge the status of the PDF. Compared to PDF, flashpaper is simple, smooth, smaller, and is suitable for uploading to web pages.
It is a pity that this format is eventually uncharged. Macromedia has taken a method of "not to defeat the enemy, joining him", which provides support for PDF and FlashPaper in subsequent versions of Contribute.
Now, Macromedia and Adobe have become a family, and the interest of PDF is now starting to start. It is easy to think that the merger of the two companies is completely greater competitive in multimedia applications. Since Acrobat has become the main source of Adobe, only "PDF and Flash complementary" is mentioned in the merger declaration, and there is no application software such as Director, Dreamweaver, Premiere and Golive. So, how does Adobe-Macromedia will benefit PDF?
· What happened when you update the version of Flash Player? You may need to update the Acrobat Reader at the same time, and vice versa, such reminders updating another software pop-up window will appear when you download it. A company has two sets of software will allow each computer on the Internet to keep two constantly updated. This of course reduces compatibility issues, such as the user who cannot use the advanced features in Acrobat 7 because it is still using Reader 3 to browse PDF files. In addition, the marginal benefits brought about by the increase in the number of access to each user machine will make Gates also jealous.
• The volume of PDF will shrink. Flashpaper's theory is great: put all the paper files and placed on the network. For users who need to put a small number of files, forms, etc., there are many solutions in the market, but the quality is not high, those who have to download 5MB PDF files in order to see ordinary offices, they should understand The pain is pain.
• Mobile PDF began to become practical. Adobe plus the consisting of Macromedia engineers can make e-books, maps, and manuals waiting to be read in some screens than laptops? Although users are already in this way today, practicality should be higher. If this engineer can't complete this task, it proves that it is impossible.
· Multimedia PDF will be more flourishing. Macromedia monopolized the audio, video stage, while Adobe rampant in the world of text plus pictures. People who use the Macromedia app hope to simply integrate PDF into their works, while the PDF files will be added to the content to join video and audio, improve attractions, now all will become possible.
This is a long process, and it takes a few years to see a major change. First, both companies need to make shareholders and the US government, in order to finally complete the merger, then update and launch the market for major applications, then people can start slowly pondering how to use new features.
