bigkidneys wrote:
Starting to wonder if maybe I should start using LR 3.5 instead as I have both but have only used A3 for the past year and would rather be lazy instead of learning to use a new program.
I think with Apple (and I am a Mac OS X user myself), there is always the risk that they may one day decide to quit updating the program or change it dramatically, possibly for the worse (ala Final Cut Pro, iMovie). That's not going to happen with Adobe.
Tariq Gibran wrote:
I think with Apple (and I am a Mac OS X user myself), there is always the risk that they may one day decide to [...] change it dramatically, possibly for the worse (ala Final Cut Pro, iMovie). That's not going to happen with Adobe.
I think you are right. With Adobe, the risk is that they will stop changing it but keep selling it. I have been very frustrated with Adobe's policies, both with regards to unreasonable pricing for relatively minor updates (I am still on CS4 and CS6 is coming out soon-ish; I feel like I missed very little, but saved loads), and also with regards to the underlying technology. As far as I know, there is still a lot of code in Photoshop which harks back to Mac OS 9 days, including some custom UI widget weirdness and wrong/outdated keyboard shortcuts. There is just so much which could be done there.
I am not defending Apple with this comment, I am attacking Adobe, which in my mind is a company which one could not hold up as a good example of anything. I quite like Photoshop, but when I look at how quickly Acorn and Pixelmator are coming along, I wonder if I won't be switching sometime soon. Both those programs have much more modern UIs.
carstenw wrote:
I think you are right. With Adobe, the risk is that they will stop changing it but keep selling it. I have been very frustrated with Adobe's policies, both with regards to unreasonable pricing for relatively minor updates (I am still on CS4 and CS6 is coming out soon-ish; I feel like I missed very little, but saved loads), and also with regards to the underlying technology. As far as I know, there is still a lot of code in Photoshop which harks back to Mac OS 9 days, including some custom UI widget weirdness and wrong/outdated keyboard shortcuts. There is just so much which could be done there.
I am not defending Apple with this comment, I am attacking Adobe, which in my mind is a company which one could not hold up as a good example of anything. I quite like Photoshop, but when I look at how quickly Acorn and Pixelmator are coming along, I wonder if I won't be switching sometime soon. Both those programs have much more modern UIs....Show more →
The enduring longevity of Photoshop is what can be held up as an example in this case, which is not the case with a lot of Apple's software. I agree though with your concerns. I'm particularly worried about Adobe moving to a subscription model myself and with recent updates and pre set schedules, the company seems to be more concerned about maintaining investor good will rather than satisfying their core customer base with worthy updates.
All too often the exact same feeling comes over me on a Friday afternoon when I'm headed home. All I want to do is just kick back and relax. This was the last train out of downtown Toronto for the night, it was fairly empty, and everyone on board was relieved to finally be headed home.
