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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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> 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.
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> "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
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> 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
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