Comments on: Blank Canvas: Adobe Or Not?

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.

By: Simon H.

Simon H. — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:38:13 +0000

Adobe CS3, looking forward to CS5 when it'll come out (I'll skip CS4 I think).

And like a lot of people: awesome soft, too pricy.

By: Janne Gylling

Janne Gylling — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:41:37 +0000

Adobe Master Collection CS4. Just because everyone is using it.

Just like "TheCosmonaut" wrote:
"I'm very happy with Adobe - the prices can feel high, but considering they're responsible in part for every cent I make, I think they're reasonable."

The price could be high, but we make over 10k per user every month with Adobe products.

By: Theresa

Theresa — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:03:04 +0000

I use Adobe Photoshop CS3 and Corel Painter x and a Wcom Intros 3 which I received as gifts. I would love to have all of the adobesuite or even upgrades but cannot afford it. I have a perm. disability from a spinal injury. I found out that Adobe does not offer any discounts for persons with disability's but they offer it for students. I contacted Corel and asked them and they said for me to provide doc of my disability so I sent my copies of from Canada pension disability and they offered such a low price I was in shock ! I was so happy and cannot stop thanking them. I did contact Adobe and they would not comment at all. I want to have some enjoyment in my life instead of watching tv all day and graphic art is it is my passion. I maybe slower than you all but at least I acomplish a piece of art that many of my friends are very impressed with and I even surprize myself. They keep saying it is to bad that I am disabled because they say I am very good. There are many of disabled persons that are like me and this is such a great pasttime. My only dissapointment is Adobe seems greedy on their prices because they have no competition.