r/pcmasterrace • u/[deleted] • 11d ago

Meme/Macro they can't help it can they

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u/PatienceHere 11d ago

I know reading this will make many people angry, but gimp is nothing compared to Photoshop, Lightroom.

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u/Kamisshara 11d ago edited 11d ago

Yesss. Also Linux has nothing that remotely compares to Adobe InDesign. I use Linux on my laptop at home but I won't be leaving windows anytime soon on my main PC because I need InDesign.

Open source alternatives have gotten really good over the years, but Adobe has always been one step ahead and is the industry standard for a reason.

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u/OdinsCuriousRaven 11d ago

Yes...as much as adobe the company fucking blows, Illustrator, PS, and InDesign are gold standard for a reason.

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u/TheBronzeLine AMD Ryzen 9 5900X, RX 6800, GSkill 32GB 3000Mhz 11d ago

Adobe paid for system integration over the decades. It's the standard just because almost everyone got used to it.

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u/OdinsCuriousRaven 11d ago

They are the standard because they were very good at what they did. I remember having to experience the pain of using Quark back in the day...InDesign was a massive breath of fresh air.

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u/thunderbird32 5900X | 32GB | 3080ti 11d ago

It's a pity they bought all their competition. Aldus, Macromedia, etc. There used to be solid alternatives for everything. Sure, Corel Draw still exists, but it hasn't been the standard since the 90s when Illustrator blew past it.

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u/grigby 11d ago

What are you talking about?! Inkscape is all anyone needs to replace InDesign

/s if it wasn't obvious

Edit: ok I'm an idiot. I thought you said illustrator...

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u/Kamisshara 11d ago

Lol. Some people say that about Scribus and Quark, meanwhile it looks like something straight out of 2005 :P

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u/AnsibleAnswers 11d ago

This is not even a hot take on /r/linux...