jennblake opened this issue on Jun 20, 2019 ยท 654 posts
Joe@HFG posted Sun, 14 July 2019 at 2:57 PM
Deecey posted at 2:42PM Sun, 14 July 2019 - #4356992
How many people use Linux vs Windows or Mac?
That's kind of a false equivalency when Adobe has maintained an effective monopoly of artistic creative space. While people like me have been moving toward FOSS creative tools for years, it's only recently that Adobe's stance on older version of their software being piracy weather you obtained them legally or not, is driving artists to reconsider Adobe, and their native OS.
If you don't need the Adobe suite. how many people wouldn't need to use Windows or Mac? Between Apple's decision to boycott MANY card manufacturers, most notable nVidia, and Adobe's strong arm tactics that hold your past work hostage if you choose not to pay their ransom, "the times, they are a changin'".
If you are interested, JCristina has started a series on "Life after Adobe" on his YouTube channel.
If I HAVE to run Poser in a VM, I probably will. But it would be nice if I didn't have too.
mo·nop·o·ly [muh-nop-uh-lee]
noun, plural mo·nop·o·lies.
1. exclusive control of a commodity or service in a particular market,
or a control that makes possible the manipulation of prices