> Or is it just because there's more software around? I think there's _less software around_, insofar as there's fewer discrete software titles around, but eac

> Or is it just because there's more software around? I think there's _less software around_, insofar as there's fewer discrete software titles around, but each title has far, far more software code behind it. I remember as a sprog, running my cracked copy of Adobe Photoshop 6.0 - that in order to do anything "cool" in PS (especially when you just can't grok how to paint, even with a Wacom) you needed a huge smattering of third-party Photoshop plug-ins: Alienskin, Kai's Power Tools, Flaming Pear, FilterFactory, etc - but nowadays while plug-ins are still a thing I find myself getting-by with only Photoshop's stock functionality. It certainly doesn't help that Apple continues toward completely locking-down their platforms: in-proc and binary plug-ins for Photoshop on iOS will never be a thing.