![]() Even when it’s supposedly the “same” application on both platforms. This held true even for Adobe’s own ATM Deluxe, and for major applications such as Suitcase and Font Reserve. We’d all release Windows versions of our applications with the same name, but not the same feature set, and usually a much much worse user interface. So user interface (and usability) and features have lagged far behind the same applications’ Mac counterparts. ![]() Why is that? Don’t expect some Mac-superiority argument here (and in contrast to my usual policy of accepting almost all comments, flames on this topic or anything that looks likely to ignite a platform war will not be posted).īut it is true that the DTP revolution started on the Mac OS, and that even today the majority of the high end of the publishing market is Mac based – which is interesting considering that Adobe sells more units of software on Windows, and has for a while. But it is a minority of all users who have thousands of fonts, making them really need font management, and more of those particular users are on the Mac. Back in the mid 90s, perhaps 80% of the market for font management was on Mac OS. Based on trends in font sales and other data, I suspect that number has slid to something a lot closer to 65%. In other words, if you’re playing in the Mac font management market, there’s probably a viable Windows market as well, even if it’s not quite as big. Plus, having a viable Windows product will influence those Mac purchasers who want to be able to run the “same” thing on both platforms.
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