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Josh Mormann

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  1. @SrPx, I totally agree to a point, however for a comb-shaped creator like me, I would like to do my web development, and my design/creative work on the same OS and hardware, and I do, but my hardware options are limited and expensive. If I didn't do web development, I would easily choose windows at this point in my career. Problem solved. However I do develop for the web, and the hoops one has to jump through to develop even the simplest of modern apps on Windows are many and brutal, and not worth the headaches IMO. MS is trying to improve it, but if companies like Serif were to take the risk of adopting Linux, it could potentially beat MS to web development (and creative OS) nirvana, so to your point I work on the weak and costly Apple hardware. I would prefer to have great hardware and a thin OS that does everything I do... Apple is overpriced and underpowered, and Windows is crap for the web... so I'm left either owning two machines and a KVM, or paying at least 2x for outdated hardware for the foreseeable future.
  2. I hear you SrPx. I am being selfish in my desires here, because I would personally, drop my Mac and switch to linux in a heart beat if I could find professional-grade design tools for the platform.
  3. Personally, I think the $500,000 investment would more than pay for itself in 3 years (rough guess) but Affinity landing on the Linux platform now that top level Professional creative applications such as DaVinci Resolve are available at affordable price points, there is a desperate desire to replace the SVG/raster utilities like Inkscape, and Gimp with professional grade tools worthy of creative professionals in more areas of expertise besides animation and filmmaking. I truly believe that Affinity could be a creative services tipping point for Linux as a viable OS for more creative professionals. The fact that the initial investment is estimated at less than $1M puts Affinity in a unique position to change the landscape. Adobe couldn't afford to follow Affinity, until they get to the point where they cannot afford not to. The reason so many Linux users want it in my opinion is because Affinity could truly be a game changer for the platform. Professional grade 2-D art and design applications are the only gap left for creative professionals to make the switch.
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