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Tech / Microsoft meets for "secret" talks with Adobe

« on: October 13, 2010, 01:08:16 PM »

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QUOTE(Reptile @ Oct 11 2010, 01:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I do apologise if this post is very biased, but I like to defend my platform of choice from time to time :-)

Don't apologize.  We all know MS is not a leader in innovation, despite the assertion that they are.  They are playing catchup to Apple these days and the only way they will get close is if they buy up every company that competes with Apple.

You're right about Adobe, it would be a disaster if they killed PhotoShop and the graphics suite for Macs.  But that would probably incur the ire of the government unless Apple came through with an application of their own.  Actually that would be great because it would be less bloated and probably easier to use. Nonetheless, the graphics pros are wedded to Adobe for the most part and that would take a bite out of Apple's media base. Then again, one could always run Windows to use the Adobe products.  

Yes but even though you can run Windows on a Mac, it will probably see Mac sales fall, media professionals will be able to get equally powerful alternatives that will run their programs... if there is no Mac version what excuse would they have to buy a Mac when their companies can get them cheaper PC's whicih will run the same software...

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Tech / Microsoft meets for "secret" talks with Adobe

« on: October 11, 2010, 12:57:14 PM »

Microsoft acquiring Adobe would be an awful, awful thing to happen in the computer industry, to be blunt Microsoft simply don't "get it" when it comes to creative products, and even creative marketing for that matter.
They should stick to spreadsheets and word processors and concentrate on making Windows more usable!

They just aren't an innovative company in my eyes.. at least not to the extent of Apple, but I may of course be slightly biased... surely its true though.
I mean take a look at the iPod and the Zune... take a look at Windows mobile and the iPhone OS... take a look at Windows and OS X.... Apple is light years ahead in almost every area I can imagine.

The only thing Microsoft has going for it is money and vested interests, mostly in the business community.
Microsoft will NEVER be able to topple Apple in the creative industries..... UNLESS.... they swallow Adobe and decide to make their applications Windoze only. Then we might have a slight problem, but hardly the end of the world.

I do apologise if this post is very biased, but I like to defend my platform of choice from time to time :-)

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Community / Greetings

« on: October 08, 2010, 01:06:29 PM »

Thanks for the welcomes, I did search for a welcome topic but couldn't find one!

Will get stuck in here soon..

 

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Community / Greetings

« on: October 06, 2010, 02:05:51 PM »

Hello, Hallo, Bonjour, etc...

I am Reptile a previous poster and long-time lurker over on MacFormat forums, I am also on Atari-Forum and AtariAge [not that anyone on here will go there!]
My main system is of course an Apple iMac 21.5" with the standard 4Gb memory, 500Gb Hard Disk, OS X 10.6.4 Snow Leopard, hooked up to Edirol Mixer and ancient Yamaha DJ-X keyboard/synthesiser.

My main usage of this machine is music and Internet surfing though I may occasionally use iPhoto to tweak my photographs...

Looking forward to becoming part of from what I can see a good community and having some good conversations and dare I say... debates!

Aside from the Mac I also have an Atari 520STE maxed out to 4Mb [yes Megabytes] of memory, no hard disk, RainbowTOS 1.62 loaded onto ROM chip, hooked up via SCART to my Philips 19" Flatscreen TV.

And... not really a computer, but a Sony PS3 Slim with 80Gb HD.

 

I will stop now since you didn't ask for my life story