Even for Adobe, the bill eventually comes due. In late September, Adobe announced its largest acquisition ever with the purchase of marketing-software maker Marketo for $4.75 billion. That followed the company’s $1.7 billion purchase of Magento, a maker of e-commerce software, just four months prior. Neither was considered cheap, but Adobe received the benefit of the doubt considering its stellar execution over the last few years. Before the company’s fiscal fourth quarter results late Thursday, Adobe’s share price was up...

Source: Wall Street Journal December 14, 2018 21:11 UTC