Comments on: Blank Canvas: Adobe Or Not?

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Photoshop Clipping Path — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 07:05:27 +0000

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By: Lenin

Lenin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:56:45 +0000

@Theresa… it is true that for 'evil to thrive, good men need to do nothing.'

Of course, I am not calling Adobe evil or something here.. but it is surely touching to see Corel understand your situation. However, the market still will be dominated by Adobe until someone with a CONSCIENCE decides to provide a better or a same level suite with not only lower pricings, but a HEART!

By: Lenin

Lenin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 08:20:41 +0000

'15 floppy dicks' LOLOLOLOL…. hope those typos don't emerge in porfolios ;)

By: Vector Graphics Software Applications for Mac OS X | GoMediaZine

Vector Graphics Software Applications for Mac OS X | GoMediaZine — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:31:14 +0000

[...] recent “Blank Canvas” post asked the question: “Adobe Or Not?“. As a followup, here’s a quick web roundup of some alternative vector graphics [...]

By: KuttyJoe

KuttyJoe — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:10:07 +0000

I do agree that Adobe is more or less the only game in town and for good reason. It wasn't always the case, but in recent years Adobe seems to have kicked into high gear. I came up using Adobe products as well as what had been a strong competitor, Corel, a decade ago. Corel apparently ran out of steam or got out of the game, either way, their focus seems to have shifted to primarily consumer level products while they still sell their underdeveloped Corel Draw package. But Draw was so strong, that year after year Adobe continues to draw “inspiration” from it, and yet there's still more inspiration that can be drawn.

I'm currently using CS3. I use CS4 for a living, but for my personal and freelance work, I decided to stay at CS3. Simply, changes made to the CS4 interface were a show stopper for me. Not so much on the Mac, but on the PC, it seems that Adobe wishes to punish us for not going along with the tabbed windows scheme. Using non-tabbed windows should be the same as it was in CS3, but it is anything but that. So I'll see what happens at CS5. I'm a big fan of Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign, etc. I also still use Corel Draw for the things that Illustrator can't do.

By: Chris Johnston

Chris Johnston — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:13:49 +0000

I use Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom 2.5. Like others, I have tried other products for my photography and I just can't make the switch. I have been using Photoshop since version 4 and have yet to find another product like it.

By: cblair7

cblair7 — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:26:34 +0000

I love Adobe software, am running CS3 Design Premium. My only issue with Adobe is that I want to change platforms, from PC to Mac, and upgrade to CS4 without purchasing the entire $1600 pkg. Normally it would cost me $600 just to upgrade (PC to PC). If I buy a Mac I have to purchase the full program, which sucks. Yes, I contacted Adobe support last year on the issue. Keeps me stuck in PC land!

By: mark

mark — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 22:02:59 +0000

Another company that started out with a better approach and customer service that seems to have steamrolled into a repetitive juggernaut (Apple anyone?). They suffer from monopolistic bloat (as most near monopolies eventually do) My main issues are: extreme cost for very few 'game changing' additions to the useful functionality, and the 'suite' system when you can't actually buy each stand alone product.

By that, I mean that new filters, plugins, and 'hot new functions' are nice, but compared to the incredible differences past versions had (Photoshop 2 to 3 was VASTLY different, etc), they seem like an excuse to put that corporate hand in your wallet one more time. If you're gonna charge me $900 to upgrade, wait another few months to make a breakthrough or something, folks. The last major impact was the inclusion of Flash, and they bought it from other programmers!

Like a lot of us who use Adobe products daily by necessity, it has become much more of a love/hate relationship, and fewer people seem to be buying into the 'gotta have the new version' mentality. Google apps will eat them up soon enough. Probably free, too.