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0 pointshungryhobbit21d ago0 comments

I disagree. For a long time, Adobe insisted it was the only product in the category: that's how we got here.

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I'm not sure how what Adobe insists on is at all relevant.

Reality informs us that there have always been competitors in the field: GIMP, DarkTable, ACDSee, Luminar, and many others.

It's surely true that their existence has been pushing Adobe to improve. And the good news for everyone is that they have: Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop are improved products now, and so are those other competitors.

jasomill21d ago

Inertia, wide use across various industries, and specific features not available in other products.

Basically, it's the Microsoft Office of print and visual media.

frollogaston20d ago

So what was Adobe supposed to do, make a worse product to give the other ones a chance?

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