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markbao
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Adobe acquires Typekit
I liked Typekit. I hope Adobe won't run it into the ground, like the rest of the companies they've acquired.
davidedicillo
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I agree. And hopefully won't require some ugly software in order to use it.
reustle
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Don't worry, it will seamlessly work. They're just going to push out a change via the hosted JS that injects flash elements to display the fonts.
wgx
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And
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protomyth
on Oct 4, 2011
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To be fair (and I have a tough time of it with Adobe), a lot of their suite was acquired. They seem to be able to transition products fairly well for a large company.
smackfu
on Oct 4, 2011
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Yeah, much of what is now synonymous with the Adobe brand name is from the acquisition of Macromedia.
protomyth
on Oct 4, 2011
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Photoshop was an acquisition
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