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If you believe web apps to be superior to desktop apps then yes, you have a leg up. However, this is content creation - and if Adobe develop this product, they
by smiler 16y ago
If you believe web apps to be superior to desktop apps then yes, you have a leg up.
However, this is content creation - and if Adobe develop this product, they will have workflow integration with Fireworks, Photoshop, Illustrator etc which you won't be able to match. Much of the world still have slow upload speeds, so uploading assets sucks.
How will this webapp work, if its SaaS then that's a monthly sub whereas you can just pay Adobe a fixed fee?
What if I want to work on my html files, css files, and other components with my own asset management system / source control which is behind a VPN on a company server - I can't integrate that with your SaaS.
I hope you're releasing as a standalone web app I can buy and download - I don't want to invest in a content creation tool which I have to rent and could disappear.
Sometimes desktop apps are much better than web apps, and I believe this kind of tool to be one of them. I am slightly biased though because I am a big fan of the desktop app!
- k33n 16y agoHe's playing to his strength which is smart. Trying to compete with Adobe on cross-app desktop integration is a fool's errand. Going balls to the wall "Web" is something that might net him a thin slice of Adobe's delicious market share.
- smiler 16y agoI am sure he can and not denying that. I just wanted to outline that I don't believe web apps to be superior to desktop apps. In many cases they are not and I think this is one of those instances.