That added HomeSite's simple page design and ColdFusion's high-end server technology into the company's mix of Internet programming standards. Macromedia's weakness isn't much of a surprise. There is no pressing demand in the corporate space to have an eye-candy online presence when cost cutting is in the cards. And the hunger strike has no set date with a smorgasbord on the other end. Macromedia is refusing to give financial guidance.
Uncertainty is a fly on the windscreen so visibility is shot.
The San Francisco based software house is not alone. For companies like Macromedia and Adobe, the future is something one can't see in the rearview mirror. Rick's web design skills begin and end with rudimentary HTML and ordering some java at the local Starbucks. He has never owned a stake in Macromedia or Adobe. Rick's stock holdings can be viewed online, as can the Fool's disclosure policy .