User blowback convinces Adobe to keep supporting 30-year-old 2D animation app
Summary
Ars Technica covers Adobe's reversal on discontinuing Animate after widespread backlash from professional and educational users. The company will keep Animate available for current and new customers with ongoing support and security fixes, but will not add new features; access to content remains, and there is no firm end-of-life date. The episode highlights tensions between legacy tools, modern AI-driven alternatives, and the importance of community trust in software decisions.