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Subject:Re: Microsoft Photoshop? From:Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> To:salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com Date:Fri, 8 Oct 2010 13:14:15 -0700
I have never forgiven Adobe for what they did to the Aldus suite.
I have been convinced for many years now that Adobe really doesn't know how
the core of FM works.
Generally speaking, a MS acquisition of an Adobe product will most likely
lead either to a product that works better but which you enjoy using less or
vice-versa. Probably some of each.
Gene Kim-Eng
On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 11:02 AM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> wrote:
> IMO, Adobe messed up several fine products, or has simply let them
> languish—PageMaker being a prime example. I also don't feel that they ever
> did justice to updating the Framemaker UI from its UNIX beginnings.
>
> That said, I think we can all just *imagine* what will happen to the entire
> Adobe line if M$ acquires the company (and I am *far* from being a
> Microsoft-hater). Sad to say, but it's been the history...over and over and
> over and....
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