NEWS: Adobe has announced it's buying Figma 👀

Hope Adobe XD continues to exist so Adobe can test their "ideas" there, and leave Figma alone 🤞

The Figma team has built a great product and incredible business. I would have loved to seen them take it public and keep going, but it is impressive in terms of what they built and accomplished. Who knows what it will mean for the long term...we will have to see. I think it is a fun time to be building creative tools and for me and the team at Play, we're pretty energized by this news and are excited to keep building!

20B deal with 10B in cash would be a nobrainer for me too 😁

That's sad, I'd prefer they remained independent. I am not a fan of what Adobe has become in my life as far as subscriptions

Do you think this will promote more Figma plugins in the community?

Noooo!!!! 😭

Figma was tapping into the core Adobe, it's usual for settings as such. Figma team and employees get a great pay-off for the effort, while, Adobe gets to improve their marketshare in the longer run.

It's a nightmare for designers

Not a good news, I think.

Big companies usually try to buy competitors to remain relevant or chase them with copying features. If you look at the past, most fail. If Figma is truly left alone, then it has a chance. If not, then it opens the doors to another new startup coming in and winning the hearts of designers. Can't blame Figma though for jumping at a deal like that!