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DATE | 2004-11-03 |
FROM | Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS
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SUBJECT | Re: [hangout] Adobe dipping toes into desktop Linux waters
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From owner-hangouts-destenys-at-mrbrklyn.com Wed Nov 3 15:46:39 2004 X-UIDL: 4R!#!C7j"!$U-at-!!`X4"! Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.11/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id iA3KkdDS007302 for ; Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:46:39 -0500 Received: (from mdom-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.12.11/8.12.3/Submit) id iA3KkclS007301 for hangouts-destenys; Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:46:38 -0500 X-Authentication-Warning: www2.mrbrklyn.com: mdom set sender to owner-hangouts-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com using -f Received: from www2.mrbrklyn.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mrbrklyn.com (8.12.11/8.11.2/SuSE Linux 8.11.1-0.5) with ESMTP id iA3KkcAB007296; Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:46:38 -0500 Received: (from ruben-at-localhost) by www2.mrbrklyn.com (8.12.11/8.12.3/Submit) id iA3Kkblw007295; Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:46:37 -0500 Date: Wed, 3 Nov 2004 15:46:37 -0500 From: Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS To: Michael Richardson Cc: "'Inker, Evan'" , "'hangout-at-nylxs.com'" Subject: Re: [hangout] Adobe dipping toes into desktop Linux waters Message-ID: <20041103204637.GA7053-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com> References: <7D663C4B24FCD211A22200A0C9EC118BDF700A-at-ALBSV2> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <7D663C4B24FCD211A22200A0C9EC118BDF700A-at-ALBSV2> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.27i Sender: owner-hangouts-at-mrbrklyn.com Precedence: bulk Reply-To: Ruben Safir Secretary NYLXS List: New Yorker GNU Linux Scene Admin: To unsubscribe send unsubscribe name-at-domian.com in the body to hangout-request-at-www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.0.0 (2004-09-13) on www2.mrbrklyn.com X-Spam-Status: No, score=-5.9 required=4.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.0.0 X-Spam-Level: X-Keywords: X-UID: 37342 Status: RO Content-Length: 1936 Lines: 54
> Although Linux has caught on for some workstation applications such as > programming or processor design, Jupiter analyst Michael Gartenberg doesn't > see Linux as a good idea for graphics software sellers today. > > "I would see it being very difficult to sell those applications. At the > low-end side, there are simply too many free apps with similar > functionality, and at the high-end side, the market is very small," > Gartenberg said. "People willing to pay $500 to $800 for an application > usually have no problem running Mac OS or Windows." >
ei: The Free Software available is superior to the expenssive crap already better than the junk Adobe sells and the new graphic and multimedia distros coming out are superior are threatening Adobe's meal ticket.
So much for the idiotic claims by PhotoShop jockeys....
Ruben
> > But there are barriers to people interested in making the switch: Software, > training and support are expensive, Felice said. "For companies with tens of > thousands of employees, migrating them all is a costly exercise," he said. >
This doesn't stop MS from rolling out new desktops and software...
Ruben -- __________________________ Brooklyn Linux Solutions
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