Editing Macromedia (section)

===Purchase by Adobe===
On April 18, 2005, [[Adobe Systems]] announced an agreement to acquire Macromedia in a [[stock swap]] valued at approximately $3.4 billion on the last trading day before the announcement.  The acquisition took place on December 3, 2005, and Adobe integrated the company's operations, networks, and customer care organizations shortly thereafter.<ref name="acq">{{cite web |url=https://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200512/120505AdobeAcquiresMacromedia.html |title=Acquisition |publisher=[[Adobe Systems]] |access-date=December 29, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070602174522/http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/pressroom/pressreleases/200512/120505AdobeAcquiresMacromedia.html |archive-date=June 2, 2007 }}
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