Adobe buys Figma. What next?
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Hello, all you product-loving folks! 🥰
Welcome to this week's edition of Product Café, your weekly cup of coffee for everything product management, startups, and more. ☕
Riddle of the week 💬
You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, but when you look again you don’t see a single person on the boat. Why?
The answer is at the end of this newsletter.
What’s next for Figma? ✏️
A lot happened over the last week, I got a root canal procedure done, my dog learned how to fetch and oh, Adobe bought Figma for 20 whooping billion dollars!
”NOOOOO", “WHYYYY”, and “RIP” were some of the reactions that flew through social media platforms. With so many mixed feelings about this, let’s dive in to see some of the reactions the world had about this mega deal and what could happen to Figma now.
Source: https://www.creativebloq.com/news/adobe-buys-figma
1. Do we have to pay for Adobe Creative Cloud to use Figma?
One of the biggest concerns designers around the world had was whether they would have to pay more to use Figma. There’s reason to worry because Figma’s free starter plan and a professional plan that starts at $12 per month per editor are significantly less than an Adobe Creative Cloud single-app subscription.
But here’s the good news, Figma has announced that there are "currently" no plans to change its pricing and that access will remain free for those in education.
Credit: https://www.creativebloq.com/news/adobe-buys-figma
2. Will Figma lose its essence?
For a fully functional design tool, Figma is popular for its light footprint and easy-to-use interface. But once the news of this deal broke out, everyone started worrying about Figma losing its lightweight essence, especially since Adobe Creative Cloud is known for being bloated and slow. However, Figma’s CEO Dylan Field announced in a blog that he will retain his position in the company and that Adobe will treat Figma as a stand-alone product.
"We will run Figma the way we have always run Figma – continuing to do what we believe is best for our community, our culture and our business." says Field”
3. What’s in store? 💡
Figma was built from the ground up keeping in mind approachability and teamwork— both of which Adobe lacked. Being one of Adobe's biggest competitors, it did everything Adobe did but better. With this acquisition, Adobe completely eliminated its rival but like everyone fears, I don’t think this will affect Figma’s existing features in any way. As Adobe stated, it plans to keep Figma operating autonomously. Besides, if you look at previous Adobe acquisitions like Typekit (now called Adobe Fonts) and Magento (now called Adobe Commerce), other than changes in its names, there haven’t been any major updates in the way these products run.
"The combination of Adobe's and Figma's communities will bring designers and developers closer together to unlock the future of collaborative design," says a spokesperson from Adobe.
Another amazing thing that came out of this deal was the countless number of memes. Here are a few I personally enjoyed!
Song of the week 🎶
I mostly listened to “Talking Backwards” by Real Estate while writing this week’s newsletter. I think this would be the track I would use if I were to make a video of all my childhood memories. So soothing!
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