> How in the world did it take fifteen months for regulators to reject this? They didn't. They started seriously investigating it less than a month after the a

> How in the world did it take fifteen months for regulators to reject this? They didn't. They started seriously investigating it less than a month after the announcement and publicly shared this information just over a month later. > but regulators need to make up their minds quicker They did. Adobe and Figma were trying to appease regulators by figuring out if there was a way to handle their concerns. They aren't willing to divest themselves enough from their existing portfolio or offer concessions. If you want them to make up their minds quicker, then the default answer should be No. With weeks not even being an acceptable time frame for action, anything other than No is harmful. https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/02/doj-review-adobe-20-billion-figma-deal-00064671 https://www.politico.com/news/2022/11/02/doj-review-adobe-20...