It should come as no surprise, but Adobe Systems has officially declared an end to development of FreeHand illustration software and is trying to coax users to its rival Illustrator package. "After a ...

When Adobe swallowed up Macromedia last year, one of the biggest topics of conversation was which applications would survive. Most people figured that where the product lines overlapped, the more ...

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After four years without significant revision, Adobe has confirmed plans to abandon FreeHand, though it will continue selling the MX version of the application for a while longer. The company is ...

Adobe's John Nack made an announcement today on the Adobe Blog that we all knew was coming: FreeHand has reached the end of its lifecycle. FreeHand, which was acquired when Adobe and Macromedia merged ...

Several online Web sites have posted information in the past couple of days stating that Adobe Systems will discontinue development and support for two of its products: GoLive and Freehand. Adobe says ...

SAN JOSE (CN) – Adobe Systems bought Macromedia to remove its competitor FreeHand from the professional graphic illustration market, and to force users to switch to Adobe’s more expensive, and ...

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