Originally Posted by
Soquili
Hello Scott,
Xara Xtreme Linux Edition (formerly Xara LX) is still in development and lacking some features. The most recent version is still 0.7, but by version 1.0 all the features of the Windows Xara Xtreme should be implemented and working as well as the Windows version.
Currently development of the Linux Edition is on hold until the Windows Xtreme Pro version is sent to CD production later this month.
Adobe products have been around and I think were available for the Mac very early on in it's existance. Apple was giving Macs away to schools to build a userbase. Graphics professionals learned to use Adobe products because the schools were using the free Mac (costs supplimented by the US government to support Apple so it did not go out of existance :confused: not sure why). Professional graphics designers are not usually computer enthusiasts, they use the tools they learned in school and do not want to change. Therefore Adobe has a dedicated user base.
Freelance Graphics professionals are usually more interested in the tools they use and the computers they work with. They question why the illogic of the Adobe programs makes their lives and jobs harder. Not to degrade the effectiness of the Adobe programs, you can do great work with them. They do have a higher/steeper learning curve than other applications available. Once the user is familiar with all the menus, submenus, pop ups, etc of the program it is ummm....usable and flexable. I cannot say the programs are intuitive to use, but like learning calculus it is usable once mastered.