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        "answer": "Adobe does not use the word discontinued in the sources Nuanyue tracks. Its XD help centre carries a maintenance-mode notice that reads, 'We want to remind you that Adobe XD continues to be in maintenance mode,' and continues that this means Adobe is not investing in new features. The application and its documentation remain in place.",
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        "answer": "Nuanyue could not establish this. Adobe publishes a list of Adobe apps that run natively on Macs with Apple silicon and a shorter list that run under Rosetta 2; XD appears on neither list, so no claim is recorded here.",
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        "answer": "Yes. Adobe's XD help centre continues to document the application, including cloud documents, importing and exporting, sharing designs and prototypes, publishing web links and the mobile preview apps. What Adobe states it is no longer doing is investing in new features.",
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