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Adobe shares lift after Microsoft buyout reports

article published on 7 October, 2010

Adobe stock jumped on Thursday following reports in the media that Microsoft has identified it as an acquisition target. The New York Times reported that Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer met with Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen in San Francisco recently to talk about Apple's dominance in smartphones. According to the report, which cited employees and consultants familiar with the situation, ... [ read the full article ]

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7. October 2010 @ 22:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I would hate for this to happen, but I bet the next microsoft paint would be a great program!
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Because we need more cancer.
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7. October 2010 @ 23:46 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I wouldn't let ballmer do it, everything he plans fails so far.


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8. October 2010 @ 00:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
James and I were discussing this earlier. A VERY conservative bet, based on Adobe's current $14 billion market cap, would be a $17-19 billion buyout.

They could then rehash Flash, hopefully make it better, and be better suited to face the giant that will be HTML5.

Having built-in Flash for their Windows 7 Phone devices may also help them compete against Apple/Google on that front.

Lots of speculation here, but a very expensive bet for Microsoft if it comes to fruition.

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