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The Mac vs. PC war is back on? (www.theverge.com)
submitted 5 months ago by Bob_Robertson_IX to c/technology
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I find it hard to believe that, outside of work computers, many people would be choosing Windows over Mac or Linux, especially is AI is their goal.

I'm also curious why the comments are turned off for this article unless it is a paid ad for Microsoft.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (2 children)

The ONLY reason I have a Mac for work is the Adobe suite. As a designer, there is no substitute (GIMP and Inkscape are nice, but they don’t replace Photoshop and Illustrator plus whatever else you get with the sub).

All my home stuff has been swapped over to Linux years ago. If Adobe ever decided to make a native Linux cc suite, I’d dump apple too, but there we are.

[–] Hackworth 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

The Adobe ecosystem is finally starting to bother me enough to bounce. But I've worked with these programs for 30 years, so moving to Davinci and Krita is going to be a thing. And afaik, there's no real replacement for After Effects.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I am debating the jump to affinity for my department. Weighing the pros and cons now. I use it at home for personal stuff, and it’s fantastic. It still doesn’t get me onto Linux, but at least it’s not Adobe.

[–] Hackworth 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Interesting! Never heard of Affinity, so that's an alternative to InDesign/Illustrator it looks like? I ditched Windows for Linux (Mint at the moment) this year, but I honestly haven't even sat at that computer in six months, so...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Yeah, an alternative made by the company Serif. No subscriptions, buy it and use it. Replacements for Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign. I keep waiting for them to make an Acrobat alternative so I don’t need to source it from somewhere else (and the rest of the company can pickup the product and use it for commenting and proofing).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

pirated photoshop works well on linux