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> And for those who don't like paying for Photoshop - which, given it's an astonishingly powerful piece of software, probably means "people who don't actually n
by Grumbledour 7y ago
> And for those who don't like paying for Photoshop - which, given it's an astonishingly powerful piece of software, probably means "people who don't actually need Photoshop" - there's always cheap or free alternatives that provide about half the functionality.
Now? Absolutely! 20 years ago this was much harder. Adobe used to dominate the market so that you used Photoshop even if you often didn't really need all its complexity. But these days, there is so much competition that you can probably find something that works well enough. I would assume that hurts their bottom line, but as a consumer, I am happy.
- TeMPOraL 7y ago> Adobe used to dominate the market so that you used Photoshop even if you often didn't really need all its complexity. Still does. Part of the reason is that in the past, they turned a blind eye on people pirating Photoshop. Every kid with even passing interest in graphics or photography got themselves a bootleg copy of Adobe tools to work on; it was an easy guess what they'll be using later, as adult professionals.