Unpacking Adobe’s Phenomenal Growth

a suite of: 한 묶음의
Today, Adobe offers a suite of products…

legible: 읽을 수 있는, 알아볼 수 있는
imprecise: 애매한
…which used printed dots to form shapes, though while legible, were blocky and imprecise.

acquisition: (기업) 인수
To remain competitive over the years, Adobe made dozens of acquisitions and investments. 

upfront: 선불로
Instead of paying hundreds, or thousands, of dollars upfront for a single product…

pay off: 성공하다, 성과를 올리다
But a decade on, it’s clear Adobe’s gamble paid off.