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After Raising $235K, Abode Remains Committed to Taking on Adobe (petapixel.com)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/technology

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TL;DR:

Semple, a multi-disciplinary British artist, promised to build “a brand new suite of world-class design and photography tools, with an uncanny similarity to the tools you’ve been indoctrinated in.”

“There’s a really urgent need for a suite of creative tools for creators that they actually own rather than rent. In a way, this first started when Adobe and Pantone decided to paywall the Pantone colors and I created Freetone — which was a free color plugin so creators could continue to access their palette,” he says.

“I have lawyers, and I’ve taken advice. We have solid plans in place. I would also point out that nobody has seen the final branding and no software that infringes on any of Adobe’s trademarks has been produced,”

“I have successfully challenged IP owned by Tiffany and Co, Pantone, Mattel, and others over the years. I feel we have a good and thorough understanding of where the legal line is and an ability to get as close to that as possible without overstepping it.”

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[–] Hazdaz 10 points 1 year ago (8 children)

Photoshop has been around for over 3 decades. It's original patents must have expired by now.

I am also curious how software like Photopea exists. It is a direct Photoshop rip off. But it only runs in your browser. For small jobs it is fantastic since the layout is exactly the same as Photoshop, unfortunately for larger projects it doesn't have the speed that a natively installed app would have. Still check out the website if you need Photoshop functionality without paying Adobe's prices.

But how has Adobe not shut that site down since it mimics Photoshop so closely?

I wish Abode well and would love to see what they come up with.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Awesome guy! I hope he will succeed with this project. I'm also wondering if that guy who made photopea.com is in his team, because if not he should definitely hit him up.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@hardypart I have no inside info obviously but why would he join? He is making bank with photopea, why support potential competition?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I think I figured out the meaning behind the Abode icons:

It Is Po Od

It is pood

Gotta love the guy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Someone tell Semple that Anish Kapoor is working with Adobe, that ought to make him extra spicy in the lawsuit.

[–] Imgonnatrythis 4 points 1 year ago

What about Acrodat? I really hope they make Acrodat.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Like others, I'm doubtful he will produce anything with that little, I hope I'm wrong.

Maybe if he was forking existing open source projects and polishing them it's possible, but it's supposed to be closed source.

[–] agede 4 points 1 year ago

That name really sucks tbh. I suppose they should change the name. Adobe's current updates really bottlenecks my max spec PC, that's why I switched from Premiere to Davinci Resolve. Biggest switch in my career, but so far I'm currently loving it!

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