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How Adobe Lost the Web and UX Design Market
Adobe lost its dominance in web and UX design by discontinuing popular tools like Fireworks and forcing designers to use inadequate alternatives like Photoshop. While competitors like Sketch and Figma gained market share through better-suited tools and collaboration features, Adobe's XD failed to compete and is now in maintenance mode. Adobe now faces new threats from Canva's acquisition of Serif and the free release of professional Affinity tools, challenging Adobe's expensive subscription model.
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