Deep Collaboration: Why Adobe Had to Buy FigmaWhat the $20B deal signals for the future of Deep Collaboration Adobe just announced its intention to buy Figma for $20B, which would be amongst the largest software acquisitions in history. More notable still is the timing and price paid; $20B represents a 50x multiple of ARR at a time when public comps are trading around one-tenth that level. Why is
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