也谈Adobe to acquire Macromedia(Adobe 收购 Macromedia)

今天是最忙碌的一天，整天都没好好坐在电脑前面，刚上来就看到这个消息，确实有不少惊讶。想必大家都炒得沸沸洋洋了。如今IT事件层出不穷，有很多已经波澜不惊了，但今天还是忍不住也来谈谈，毕竟在还没有接触到Code的奥妙的时候,Adobe 以及 Macromedia对自己的影响还是很深的。
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Adobe and Macromedia

Adobe Systems Incorporated (Nasdaq: ADBE) has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Macromedia (Nasdaq: MACR) in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $3.4 billion. Under the terms of the agreement, which has been approved by both boards of directors, Macromedia stockholders will receive, at a fixed exchange ratio, 0.69 shares of Adobe common stock for every share of Macromedia common stock in a tax-free exchange. Based on Adobe’s and Macromedia’s closing prices on Friday April 15, 2005, this represents a price of $41.86 per share of Macromedia common stock.

The combination of Adobe and Macromedia strengthens our mission of helping people and organizations communicate better. Through the combination of our powerful development, authoring and collaboration tools – and the complementary functionality of PDF and Flash – we have the opportunity to drive an industry-defining technology platform that delivers compelling, rich content and applications across a wide range of devices and operating systems.

By combining the passion and creativity of two leading-edge companies, we will continue driving innovations that are changing the ways people everywhere are experiencing and interacting with information.

Adobe is required to include the following legend on any communications that may be deemed to be offering or soliciting material under the applicable SEC rules and regulations:

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT

Adobe Systems Incorporated intends to file a registration statement on Form S-4, and Adobe and Macromedia, Inc. intend to file a related joint proxy statement/prospectus, in connection with the merger transaction involving Adobe and Macromedia. Investors and security holders are urged to read the registration statement on Form S-4 and the related joint proxy/prospectus when they become available because they will contain important information about the merger transaction. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of these documents (when they are available) and other documents filed with the SEC at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. In addition, investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Adobe by contacting Macromedia Investor Relations at 408-536-4416. Investors and security holders may obtain free copies of the documents filed with the SEC by Macromedia by contacting Macromedia Investor Relations at 415-252-2106.

Adobe, Macromedia and their directors and executive officers may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from the stockholders of Adobe and Macromedia in connection with the merger transaction. Information regarding the special interests of these directors and executive officers in the merger transaction will be included in the joint proxy statement/prospectus of Adobe and Macromedia described above. Additional information regarding the directors and executive officers of Adobe is also included in Adobe's proxy statement for its 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on March 14, 2005. Additional information regarding the directors and executive officers of Macromedia is also included in Macromedia's proxy statement for its 2004 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on June 21, 2004 and Macromedia's proxy statement for a Special Meeting of Stockholders, which was filed with the SEC on October 6, 2004. These documents are available free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov and from Investor Relations at Adobe and Macromedia as described above.
Adobe
http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/invrelations/adobeandmacromedia.html
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Adobe公司日前公开了一份协议，公司将以约34亿美元的资金购买Macromedia公司的全部股份。根据协议条款，Macromedia的股份持有者将以固定比率免税获得收购后的股票收益，每股Macromedia股份可得到约0.69股Adobe股份的收益份额。根据双方的最终定价，这一比值相当于每股Macromedia股份价格为41.86美元。
官方网宣称：Adobe 和 Macromedia 的结合大大促进了我们目标的实现，即帮助人们和机构之间更好地沟通

Adobe 和 MacroMedia是以前必备的工具，做美工做网页必备的，在一大堆D版的软件中，唯独这两个公司的软件是按公司排的（其它的按功能用途排）。其中在两个产品之间的矢量编辑之间来回打转着，想着有一天，它们合在一起多好，现在看来整合的机遇很大了,但相对的内存占用虑也该会节节高深吧从以前经典的Adode Photoshop6.0 &MacroMedia Flash 5到后来，吃内存越来越吃不消了＾^＾，只是还在做图象处理的该有福气了，有了Adode的加入，在矢量图编辑方面该是功能越来越越多，输出转化越来越容易，使用也会越来越简单

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