It's the about the apps stupid 3900

Hey there Kier....

Kier

I haven't installed Wine on any of my machines. Trying not to. The point not mentioned is that native-Linux versions of things like Quicken and TurboTax would be more productive. I can't put my finger on it but using Linux to simulate a Windows environment just seems less ideal than having native apps.

I think the "something new" (or novelty as you call it) is very appealing to people. People do get bored after a while and are looking for something fresh and new.

For better or worse PhotoShop is considered to be the reference standard for imaging. I got my (light) edition for free when I bought a high-end video card. A couple of years later Adobe must have wanted to get some last minute sales to make their profit target for the quarter or something and I was able to upgrade to the newest full version for some ridiculously low price.

For how seldom most people use graphics apps it's difficult to justify re-learning a new app. By this I mean that if I used it every day-often then perhaps it would be worthwhile to take the time and learn a new package. But as a casual user I just want to touch-up some photos once in a while and don't necessarily want to devote time to learning something new for a once-in-a-while app.

True. But people tend to learn what they're exposed to. It's that whole momentum thing.

Have a good day.

- LQ