Nick Lockwood / @[email protected]: I'm sorry if that seems cynical, but Apple's track record with software acquisitions is abysmal. My guess is either they'll kill it completely or replace it with something unrecognisable in a year or two The calls for Apple to have its own Photoshop competitor date back to the early days of Mac OS X, and the heyday of the Final Cut Suite, when Apple had an entire lineup of pro software for various niches. -- Today, this Pixelmator acquisition could have far-reaching implications for iPad and Vision Pro, who have not been as well-supported by third parties making pro apps like the Mac has. ...