GoLive is no more

Posted by on Apr 28, 2008 in News | Comments Off

CyberStudio was the original name of this WYSIWYG web editor by German software company GoLive Systems. In 1999 Adobe bought GoLive Systems and relaunched the web editor under the name GoLive. As you know, Adobe bought Macromedia in 2005 and thus also added Dreamweaver to its portfolio. Today we announced that we are discontinuing the development and sales of GoLive.

I have to be honest and tell you that I’ve never been a big fan of GoLive (I’ve been a Dreamweaver user since day 1) but I know GoLive has a pretty strong userbase. If you are one of them, I’m sure/I hope you’ll appreciate the links I gathered below. These link to helpful information to make the switch from GoLive to Dreamweaver as smooth as possible. And I’m sure you’ll love Dreamweaver just as much. Most of the workflows are more or less the same and as an added bonus, Dreamweaver also has everything on board to make AIR applications right out of the box.

Update: My evangelist friend and colleague Greg Rewis was part of the company that originally built GoLive and talks about the history of the product and the company behind it.

To make the transition from GoLive to Dreamweaver as smooth as possible, there’s also a special US$199 upgrade offer — a $200 savings off the suggested retail price. Adobe GoLive 6, CS, and CS2 users can purchase this upgrade directly from Adobe or from any Adobe Authorized Reseller. GoLive 5 and 9 customers should contact Adobe Customer Support in their region for assistance with this upgrade.