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Re:It is cheaper to fly to US than buy Adobe software in Aus... by robertlaing on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @05:51AM (#5212420)
Voila, monopoly in action.

I have both a grudging respect and an intense dislike of Adobe for their complete ownership of the creative software space. It's kind of amazing, and it's the clearest example of a monopoly that I experience in my everyday life. Well done, I guess?

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Re:It is cheaper to fly to US than buy Adobe software in Aus... by rimantas on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @06:20AM (#5212515) 

  > Adobe for their complete ownership of the creative
  > software space
How is that their fault? What should they do, develop an alternative to Photoshop themselves?
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Re:It is cheaper to fly to US than buy Adobe software in Aus... by richardwhiuk on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @06:58AM (#5212613)
They probably shouldn't have been allowed to buy Macromedia.
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Re:It is cheaper to fly to US than buy Adobe software in Aus... by robertlaing on Thursday February 14, 2013 @11:34PM (#5224460)
No I guess you are right actually. I think I should have said "the government for allowing Adobe to take complete monopolistic control of an industry".
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Re:It is cheaper to fly to US than buy Adobe software in Aus... by jussij on Wednesday February 13, 2013 @05:49PM (#5216249)
> dislike of Adobe for their complete ownership of the creative software space

So isn't that a perfect opportunity for FOSS and Gimp?

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Re:It is cheaper to fly to US than buy Adobe software in Aus... by robertlaing on Thursday February 14, 2013 @11:31PM (#5224453)
Not with current management and mission I would guess. Maybe moreso Pixelmator or one of the more commercial apps.
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