Quote - I'm sure if the community gets motivated enough we could make it worth someones while to create an OpenStudio along the lines of OpenOffice or LibreOffice.

Most of the parts are there. GIMP and InkScape give you a lot of the functionality of Photoshop and Inkscape. Scribus, give you a lot of the tools you'ld want from InDesign.

At this point I'd love to see that happen.  I'm going to be setting aside time tomorrow to look at trial versions of Corel and Xara software and I may also look at GIMP.   I'm not familuar with Scribus but it sounds like something else I should take a look at, thanks for mentioning it.

Quote - For AfterEffects and Premier, Blender3D is actually a really serious threat.

In fact... I was wondering if someone could just use Blenders core to eliminate Photoshop and Illustrator all together. Maybe even a simple set of Python scripts. By using Blender's tools and nodes, pretty much all your actions could make use of a GPU's power as well.

Blenders already built a brush infrastucture for their sculpting tools, which also challenges Zbrush nicely.

I like Blender, ironically I was using those brush tools just yesterday for a project I'm working on (and still need to finish).  I had planned on eventually getting 3D Studio Max when I could afford it, but with the way Blender keeps improving I may not.  Many of the same tools are there, they're just not as easy to find.

Quote - If I ever hit the lottery, that is what my first public project will be. I'll hire programers to sift through the code, eliminate the duplications, and create a true OpenSource rival to Adobe's dominance.

Maybe someone with the skills could start a Kickstarter.

You'd get my vote for that.