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I've said it many times and I'll say it again, the only way Linux will reach a rapid turning point is the day Adobe port over Creative Suite and or Creative Clo

I've said it many times and I'll say it again, the only way Linux will reach a rapid turning point is the day Adobe port over Creative Suite and or Creative Cloud to Linux. Lack of Fireworks and Photoshop are the only two things preventing me from switching to Linux completely, I know many others in the same situation as I am. I currently run Linux in a VM which is fine, but not ideal. So to me, lack of commercial and popular applications like Photoshop are the reason people don't use Linux. While there are tonnes of open-source alternatives, lets not kid ourselves, we all know Photoshop as well other applications have no decent open-source alternative that makes the switch worthwhile: especially not a decent Fireworks alternative which is a must-have tool for me. Unless something dramatically changes, PC will always have the games followed by Mac.

rbf 13y ago
How large percentage of PC users are active users of Adobe Creative Suite?
mtgx 13y ago
That might have been true in the past, but with Adobe's recent moves and the chasing away of amateurs and hobbyists, I doubt Creative Cloud coming to Linux will make much of a difference.
- foolrush 13y ago
  I am curious about this "chasing away" statement. Specifically with regard to cost, it would appear that Adobe's recent migration to a monthly license[1] puts the suite much closer to consumer reach than ever? [1] http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/creativecloud/buying-guide.html http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/creativecloud/buying-guide....
bad_user 13y ago
Photoshop I can understand, but Fireworks? Really?
- velodrome 13y ago
  Why not? I like Fireworks - it is really easy to use for simple tasks.
- Shorel 13y ago
  I have not used it in years, but yes. There's gimp as a Photoshop alternative, and an open source alternative for Fireworks would be great, remember that Adobe is killing the product.
velodrome 13y ago
There needs to be more commercial software on linux to make it easier to switch. Games, apps, whatever... No user is going to relearn something unless there is a compelling reason to do so - productivity gains, costs, etc. BTW, Fireworks will never go on Linux - Adobe killed it.
clubhi 13y ago
Adobe is one of the main reasons we want Linux to win. So we don't have to...sorry had to update Acrobat reader...so we don't have to put up with those guys.
Selfcommit 13y ago
With Adobe's planned move to a web based suite, this point seems moot.
- adolfojp 13y ago
  Where did you hear this?
EliRivers 13y ago
To give another point of view, I've never heard of Creative Suite or Creative Cloud and there are many many software devs like me, so if they got ported to Linux it wouldn't make any difference to me or the others like me; are there really enough of you that this port would herald the great consumer OS shift?

rbf 13y ago

How large percentage of PC users are active users of Adobe Creative Suite?

mtgx 13y ago

That might have been true in the past, but with Adobe's recent moves and the chasing away of amateurs and hobbyists, I doubt Creative Cloud coming to Linux will make much of a difference.

foolrush 13y ago
I am curious about this "chasing away" statement. Specifically with regard to cost, it would appear that Adobe's recent migration to a monthly license[1] puts the suite much closer to consumer reach than ever? [1] http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/creativecloud/buying-guide.html http://www.adobe.com/ca/products/creativecloud/buying-guide....

bad_user 13y ago

Photoshop I can understand, but Fireworks? Really?

velodrome 13y ago
Why not? I like Fireworks - it is really easy to use for simple tasks.
Shorel 13y ago
I have not used it in years, but yes. There's gimp as a Photoshop alternative, and an open source alternative for Fireworks would be great, remember that Adobe is killing the product.

velodrome 13y ago

There needs to be more commercial software on linux to make it easier to switch. Games, apps, whatever... No user is going to relearn something unless there is a compelling reason to do so - productivity gains, costs, etc. BTW, Fireworks will never go on Linux - Adobe killed it.

clubhi 13y ago

Adobe is one of the main reasons we want Linux to win. So we don't have to...sorry had to update Acrobat reader...so we don't have to put up with those guys.

Selfcommit 13y ago

With Adobe's planned move to a web based suite, this point seems moot.

adolfojp 13y ago
Where did you hear this?

EliRivers 13y ago

To give another point of view, I've never heard of Creative Suite or Creative Cloud and there are many many software devs like me, so if they got ported to Linux it wouldn't make any difference to me or the others like me; are there really enough of you that this port would herald the great consumer OS shift?