ASP Closing Shop . . .
Stock
Asylum Staff Report
Feb. 4, 2008
It seemed like a slam dunk of a business plan when it was announced in the spring of 2005. But a service that delivered digital stock photographs directly to computer graphics applications apparently did not live up to its potential and will be phased out over the next two months.
Adobe Systems said on this date its Adobe Stock Photos division will shut down April 1. Customer support will continue through June, according to James Alexander, who directs the division.
"We thought we went to market with a set of features and functionality that were going to improve workflow," said Alexander. "It was just not as compelling as we thought it was going to be."
Alexander said he knows of no third party image supplier planning to pick up the ball and offer photos through a similar channel. However, such an approach might be possible given the open-source nature of Adobe's graphics software, Alexander noted.
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