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To: Doren who wrote (22509)	4/10/2000 1:01:00 PM
From: Doren	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

One last comment Macromedia vs Adobe. Flash will be integrated with WAP and in my opinion will be a great tool for designing WML sites. doren

To: Doren who wrote (22509)	4/10/2000 1:30:00 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

RE:Adobe as King, How does Corel fit in as a graphics app? It appears to be the only one available on Linux as well as windows platforms. TP

To: Doren who wrote (22509)	4/10/2000 1:35:00 PM
From: Uncle Frank	Respond to of 54805

Thanks for the insights into the graphics market, Doren. I'm glad to find that even professionals find mastering Photoshop a challenge. I've used it for a few years and figure I'm tapping about 10% of its potential. Imo, the switching costs are much higher than the cost of a replacement program; after investing hundreds of hours in (superficially) mastering it, I would be loathe to switch, even for a superior freebie program. uf

To: Doren who wrote (22509)	4/10/2000 2:58:00 PM
From: Dinesh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 54805

Doren Thanks for the informative post on Adobe. Adobe's rise can be traced back to the acceptance of its PostScript language which erased the distinction between text and graphics. PostScript became the de facto standard printer language, and Adbode the Gorilla. From postscript, we got Type-1 & ATM (and got to witness a Gorilla battle between Adobe and Microsoft), then Acrobat which is a great way to publish on the web. The PDF is yet to be challenged and will be very hard to dislodge. I don't know much about image manipulation products. But I do wish there was a simpler alternative to Photoslop: I'd switch in the blink of an eye. (I am not a professional). -Dinesh