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Keumars Afifi-Sabet

30 years ago, a merger marked the beginning of the end for Aldus and the birth of the Adobe we know today

Somebody holding a laptop with the Adobe logo showing on its display in front of icons of different software applications.

The 1990s was a period of fast-paced change and disruption for the desktop publishing industry. 

A swathe of different companies were bought, sold and merged together to reshape the foundations for what we see today – an industry dominated by Adobe. 

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