Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/09/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]There is nothing even remotely as good as Photoshop. Not GIMP, not Fireworks, not Graphic Converter, nothing. Photoshop stands alone as the poster child for "Best of Breed" as a concept. Linux' may be cool for geeks, but it's still not ready for average people's desktops. And the fact that many in the Linux community don't agree only shows how out of touch they are with average computer users. Apple and Microsoft are the only alternatives for mom and dad. And my folks just dumped Windows because it was driving them nuts. And with the virus scourge of the past few weeks, they're feeling pretty good about their choice to go Apple. (Okay, so I twisted their arms a tiny bit.) :-) On Monday, September 1, 2003, at 09:15 PM, Phong wrote: > By the way, I decided to go for Photoshop basically > for this last reason. While other imaging applications > may be just as good, Eric Welch Carlsbad, CA http://www.jphotog.com If you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. - Will Rogers. - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html