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Re:Show HN: I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with o... by egypturnash on Friday February 06, 2026 @10:21PM (#46920996)
Adobe sued Macromedia because the floating palettes in Flash worked just like the ones in Photoshop. Flash MX had a much-revised, shittier UI.
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Re:Show HN: I spent 4 years building a UI design tool with o... by Fraaaank on Saturday February 07, 2026 @07:18AM (#46923253)
Well, sort of. They sued because they believed Macromedia infringed on their patents. That's something else than merely visual similarity.
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