Who says they didn't ... we don't know the details, and we may never know. And free software can generate huge profits when the principals decide to sell the company. Plus, RSP was not free.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: John Forbes > Who syas they didn't have to sell? They might have run out of money. > Free software doesn't tend to generate huge profits. > > John > > On Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:36:30 +0100, Shel Belinkoff > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > So, we still don't know the details of the transaction. Since Pixmantic > > is, iirc, a privately held company, they didn't have to sell. It seems, > > at > > least in my simple way of looking at things, they were a willing > > participant, and, as such, may have even initiated the deal (just a > > possibility to consider until we know for sure). Could Adobe have forced > > Pixmantic to sell to them? > > > > If the owners of a company want to sell, what better choice is there than > > to go to a company with the resources to give them what they want. > > > > Shel > > > > > > > >> [Original Message] > >> From: Bob Shell > > > >> Adobe's done this before. They bought Live Picture, a great photo > >> retouching application with some very advanced features, and > >> discontinued it just to get rid of the competition. > >> > >> Bob > >> > >> On Jun 26, 2006, at 12:17 PM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > >> > >> > That was my immediate reaction as well, but we don't know all the > >> > details and the circumstances. Maybe the Pixmantic people were > >> > looking to sell, maybe they even approached Adobe. I agree that > >> > competition is healthy, perhaps even going one step further to > >> > suggest that it's important for the creation of new ideas and > >> concepts. > > > > > > > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
