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Pure speculation: Microsoft is bidding against Adobe

1. Figma could benefit from the AI infrastructure from Microsoft

2. Figma has outgrown the design tool genre, and is becoming productivity/collaboration platform and low-code no-code app builder. Adobe's roadmap seems misaligned

3. Regulation: Figma is big enough and similar enough to Adobe XD and Illustrator



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