Comment on UK competition regulator finds Adobe’s purchase of Figma could reduce innovationparentComments−pavlov3yThe problem is that the company is worth $20 billion only to Adobe.And that explains why antitrust authorities around the world are interested in this deal: that kind of discrepancy suggests a market distortion in progress.−mattkevan3yXD proved that Adobe doesn’t really care about the UX/UI design sector - Figma’s worth 20bn to Adobe to kneecap a potentially existential threat.−drumhead3yWhat about Adobe's competitors? It's not going to be worth that much less to them either−pavlov3yWhich competitors? I can’t think of anybody but Adobe who would pay a premium for Figma.It doesn’t fit in Autodesk’s portfolio, and their acquisition activity tends to be frugal.
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The problem is that the company is worth $20 billion only to Adobe.
And that explains why antitrust authorities around the world are interested in this deal: that kind of discrepancy suggests a market distortion in progress.
XD proved that Adobe doesn’t really care about the UX/UI design sector - Figma’s worth 20bn to Adobe to kneecap a potentially existential threat.
What about Adobe's competitors? It's not going to be worth that much less to them either
Which competitors? I can’t think of anybody but Adobe who would pay a premium for Figma.
It doesn’t fit in Autodesk’s portfolio, and their acquisition activity tends to be frugal.