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To: BillHoo who wrote (17803)	9/10/1998 9:43:00 PM
From: X-Ray Man	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

You're off the mark here, Bill. Photoshop versus Photodeluxe, Bill, is Adobe's differentiation between professional and consumer. In the context of this story, it would be what Adobe considers the consumer software, not you or anyone else, that is relevant to interpreting what is meant in the story. In any case, Adobe has denied the whole thing vehemently, so it is moot. Moreover, your argument about pro versus consumer meaning cheap knockoffs will force your high-end product out doesn't wash either. By that argument, all the cheap word processors should have knocked Word or Excel out long ago. I think what Adobe is finding out is that there is no market for the "consumer", read dumbed down, version of their professional software in the Mac market, and even that is being revisited in the wake of new users buying iMacs. Regarding Pagemakers end of life, clearly that is being dealt with by replacing with the new K2 product they are developing. All this is consistent with the idea that Adobe wants to remain oriented toward the professional end of the applications market. None of it implies abandoning Mac, except that they may short term support the low end junk on Windows longer. I think the crppy story by SJM was due to a poor judgement in editing in leaving the inflammatory statement as it was where it could be interpreted to mean all Mac support from Adobe would end, when I suspect in fact it was just a phrase added by the quoted engineer to emphasize that Adobe was going to drop all support for Macintosh for their low-end products, as the phrase just prior says. In fact, this was old news prior to Seybold, and was already modified at Seybold somewhat. So the story was even crppier in that the "news" value was not there because the scoop was a poorly context repeat of old news. Chris Nolan and her editor should be ashamed. Adobe's response specifically using the phrase "a very damaging statement" suggests to me a subtext message to SJM: retract or modify your statement or we might consider it legally actionable. Later, dudes...

To: BillHoo who wrote (17803)	9/11/1998 10:41:00 AM
From: Andrew Danielson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

<<Hey fella, lighten up! However, I have met many people who have shelled out thousands of $$s for graphics tablets, PhotoShop, Director, etc. who are simply mediocre.>> What is this, a talent contest? Should Adobe make people have to pass an "art test" to purchase in order to purchase one of their products? Photoshop is a great product--one that has uses even for those who are not professionals. Therefore, unsurprisingly, some consumers with a bit of disposable income choose to buy this professional product, despite their non-professional status. You seem to disdain these people for some reason I know not why. I for one welcome them. The more customers Adobe has for Photoshop or After Effects or Illustrator, the more resources the company will have to keep the products as great as they have been for so many years. Andrew