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Jess Weatherbed

Jess Weatherbed

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    Adobe XD could disappear if Figma purchase is approved.

    In an interview with Bloomberg, Adobe Chief Product Officer Scott Belsky admitted that “XD has become a pretty immaterial product for us” and that its support will be re-evaluated if the Figma acquisition goes through. Belsky thankfully also doubled down on keeping Figma a free-to-use service, even if it does spiritually replace Adobe XD: “We don’t want to fix something that’s working really well.”

    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Figma alternative Penpot sees ‘unprecedented growth’ after Adobe deal.

    Open-source design software Penpot has been gaining users ever since Adobe agreed to buy Figma for $20 billion. The company said sign-ups also jumped by 5,600 percent in a single day following the acquisition.

    “Adobe is a toxic brand for designers, and now Figma is tainted,” said Penpot co-founder Ruiz-Múzquiz to CNBC.

    Penpot just announced $8 million in new funding to help fuel that growth.