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Re:Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B by scrollaway on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:41AM (#32850929)
> This is huge news for Sketch.

Why, do they have an online editor yet?

As a cto/admin/manager/hiring person: Sketch is worthless for me because I don't have a Mac. But because of that, my company does not use it: despite designers working on macOS, if I can't run it to look at their work and actively comment/collaborate with them, it's not a useful workflow. Therefore instead we hire people familiar with Figma (sadly, because I wanted to avoid giving Adobe money. Well, fuck, eh?)

Re:Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B by JimDabell on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:59AM (#32851193)
> if I can't run it to look at their work and actively comment/collaborate with them, it's not a useful workflow.

But you can do that though:

https://www.sketch.com/docs/browsing-web-documents/

Re:Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B by tomovo on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:50AM (#32851040)
They are hiring for people with WASM/Emscripten experience so I'd say there's something planned, even if only a more sophisticated viewer...
Re:Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B by scrollaway on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:52AM (#32851077)
Let's hope. Sketch always seemed to be amazingly well-crafted software. I'd love an online version.
Re:Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B by ktta on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:55AM (#32851142)
https://www.sketch.com/docs/subscriptions/benefits/

Looks like viewing in a browser is already available?

Re:Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B by scrollaway on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:59AM (#32851191)
Interesting, I was not aware, I guess it's kinda new. Has anyone here used it and can give feedback on it?
Re:Adobe to acquire Figma for $20B by jstummbillig on Thursday September 15, 2022 @08:55AM (#32851139)
> Why

Because statistics. If you make one option less appealing (which is the presumption) all competitors will indirectly benefit, statistically, for various reasons, none of which might resonate with your specific personal needs.