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This is the story of Adobe Fireworks CS6: why it was created, why it was unique, why it died, and why designers are still mourning its loss twelve years later. Macromedia Fireworks was the answer
But for the faithful, this wasn't enough. They didn't want Fireworks features inside Photoshop; they wanted Fireworks. But late at night, when a designer is