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OK, I took a bit of flack a few months ago for suggesting that since Adobe was dropping Premiere for the Mac, that we should be wary of Adobe "reconsidering" Mac support in it's other key applications (PS, AI, ID and GL).
Most of you thought I was jumping the gun a bit (which I was, but that's not the point), and thought it next to impossible that Adobe would even consider going that route....
Well, take a look at this post on ThinkSecret about how Adobe feels about Apple, and how concerned they are about Apple developing their own creative suite.
ThinkSecret Story
From the story...
Further more....
So Adobe is already twitching that Apple might develop their own PS, AI or ID competitors. Remember, Adobe dropped Premiere from the Mac primarily due to Apple having FCP.
It's pretty telling that Adobe views Apple a greater threat than Microsoft, considering Microsoft is already attempting to supplant .PDF with .DOC for the portable document standard.
And now, for the unspoken conspiracy theories...
Remember Caffeine Software? They made a program called "TIffany". It was created during the NeXT days, and was considered a Photoshop competitor. Many of it's users still claim that it outshines Photoshop in many areas of functionality. Well, Caffeine Software disappeared earlier this year. No warning. No notice as to why.
There's a strong suspicion that Apple hired the main developer away to work on a Photoshop competitor, that may/may not be in Apple's immediate plans. It could be to provide a trump card in case Adobe ever threatened PS extinction, or it might be part of Apple's plan to actually offer a PS type competitor to Mac users.
Truth be told, there are several smaller products out there that could be ramped up and retooled to compete with Adobe's apps if Apple was under the gun to do so (Stone Studio's Create would make a good starting point for a serious Illustrator competitor).
Most of you thought I was jumping the gun a bit (which I was, but that's not the point), and thought it next to impossible that Adobe would even consider going that route....
Well, take a look at this post on ThinkSecret about how Adobe feels about Apple, and how concerned they are about Apple developing their own creative suite.
ThinkSecret Story
From the story...
"Apple can be unpredictable," Adobe's plans say, according to a source. "We will need to keep a close eye on Apple."
Further more....
Microsoft is another company Adobe will be watching. Adobe believes that with Microsoft's industry resources, it could quickly develop a Creative Suite competitor. However, sources said Adobe views Apple as a greater threat.
So Adobe is already twitching that Apple might develop their own PS, AI or ID competitors. Remember, Adobe dropped Premiere from the Mac primarily due to Apple having FCP.
It's pretty telling that Adobe views Apple a greater threat than Microsoft, considering Microsoft is already attempting to supplant .PDF with .DOC for the portable document standard.
And now, for the unspoken conspiracy theories...
Remember Caffeine Software? They made a program called "TIffany". It was created during the NeXT days, and was considered a Photoshop competitor. Many of it's users still claim that it outshines Photoshop in many areas of functionality. Well, Caffeine Software disappeared earlier this year. No warning. No notice as to why.
There's a strong suspicion that Apple hired the main developer away to work on a Photoshop competitor, that may/may not be in Apple's immediate plans. It could be to provide a trump card in case Adobe ever threatened PS extinction, or it might be part of Apple's plan to actually offer a PS type competitor to Mac users.
Truth be told, there are several smaller products out there that could be ramped up and retooled to compete with Adobe's apps if Apple was under the gun to do so (Stone Studio's Create would make a good starting point for a serious Illustrator competitor).