Linux-Watch: Open Source as Software Obsolescence Insurance

“Lance Ulanoff, my colleague at PC Magazine, has a problem. One
of his favorite applications is the Macromedia vector-based drawing
tool, Freehand. Those of you who pay close attention to software as
a business already know where this tale is going.

“Macromedia was bought out by Adobe Systems last year. Guess who
owns Freehand’s chief rival, Illustrator? Why, yes, it’s Adobe.

“So, Lance went in to talk to Adobe about their plans for
Freehand… I’ll make a long story short: the future doesn’t look
good for Freehand…”

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