appleinsider.com — One of the largest online retailers has let slip the entire launch strategy for Adobe's Creative Suite 3 and its various individual apps -- and revealed that PowerPC-based Macs may soon become second-class citizens in the program designer's eyes.
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wildMar 26, 2007
Well, technically you are supposed to have a seperate license for each copy/computer you use. So, yea.
johnnyradMar 26, 2007
hate to break it to you, but all mac devers are on the cusp of dumping power pc, this is common knowledge.
ilgazMar 26, 2007
Adobe's policy after Intel Mac/Universal is to separate CPU installers for popular products, if you go to Flash page you will see it defaults to your CPU type rather than offering Universal versions. If you imagine how many millions download Flash you will understand why.It is not like G5, the current majority (still at pro world) is getting second class from Adobe.Photoshop Elements 3 Trial (.app) is 56 MB for instance. That is their end user, "Light" program which is rather old.
ilgazMar 26, 2007
@tomorocco the G5 people who are needlessly in panic are professionals which happen to run 8 Gig RAM installed Quad G5 or Dual G5 systems with SCSI towers and ATTO/Fiber adapters.Needless to say, it is not about parents money or professionals who works that size throws away a working system because Mr. Jobs said it is "slow".I personally saw a dual G4 system which is maxed to the limit doing HD Dolby processing happily. I don't think they will throw it out until Apple and AVID drops support.
kris33Mar 26, 2007
I am sure many of you didn't notice that they upped screenshots for all major applications. I discovered them just by accident, and there is no mention in the AppleInsider article of it.Photoshop CS3 Extended: <a class="user" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/mac_composite_ui_int-th.jpg">http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/mac_composite_ui_int-th.jpg</a>Illustrator CS3: <a class="user" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/illustratormac.jpg">http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/illustratormac.jpg</a>Indesign CS3: <a class="user" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/layout.jpg">http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/layout.jpg</a>Flash CS3: <a class="user" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/premium-flash-import.jpg">http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/premium-flash-import.jpg</a>Dreamweaver CS3: <a class="user" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/dreamweaver-mac.jpg">http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/dreamweaver-mac.jpg</a>Fireworks CS3: <a class="user" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/fworks-mac.jpg">http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/fworks-mac.jpg</a>Premiere Pro CS3:<a class="user" href="http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/pr-mac-win.jpg">http://images.amazon.com/images/G/01/software/detail-page/pr-mac-win.jpg</a>
ilgazMar 26, 2007
The non G5 compatible apps are originally Windows code which are converted to Intel only via some commercial development packages. Just like Cider tool for games. The Windows Only Apps are considered a joke in professional segment they are coded for. Soundbooth (Replace Protools?) , Premiere (End user camera bundled versions exist,replace to Final Cut or AVID?) etc. etc.I am a bit tired of people who jumps up and down saying PPC is dead, if you were in professional World you would figure some of Macs are running OS 9 and recently getting prepared to move OS X. Some of real Adobe customers/licensees aren't interested in CS3 until some Adobe person comes and shows them a REAL LIFE advantage such as getting job done faster too.
adc86Mar 26, 2007
Hey, man, to each their own and all that crap... All I know is that when I show up at the national iteration of an Ad/Design competition last year in KC, the chick setting up 'Doze and Corel was straight up laughed at. Didn't win, either.Then again, if you're just engraving trophies, I guess Corel is fine.
johnnyradMar 27, 2007
@Ilgazguess what doitch? me too! and we dont sully our hands w/ that os 9 crap.
omgcthulhuMay 1, 2007
Yeah...that's too funny ;)