米Adobe Systems Incorporated、米Macromediaを買収

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.

　アドビはマクロメディアの何が欲しかったのか。リッチテキストコンテンツおよびウェブコンテンツ系のプロダクツは結構被ってるんだけど、どうするんだろ。

　まぁ、個人的にはマクロメディアのプロダクツアップグレードに対するライセンスの考え方は嫌いだったからアドビ方式になってくれれば万々歳。