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zero demand for a PAID Photoshop? If that's what the study really concluded then it completely failed to take into account current customers who want to switch to linux.

I would love to read more about that study.

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"current customers who would switch to linux". Again, this is 0 incremental revenue but a ton of incremental costs to Adobe.

Adobe moved to a subscription model. They lose revenue as they lose customers.

If you need Photoshop, you'll stay on platforms where it's supported. If you don't, you'll probably not pay for it anyway.

> If you need Photoshop, you'll stay on platforms where it's supported.

Sure, but your customers will resent you for it and search for alternatives. Vendor lock-in is not a good long term strategy. Competition will eventually catch up.

> If you don't, you'll probably not pay for it anyway.

This is speculation on your part.

Maybe I should have said low exclusive Linux demand. Current customers are already paying, and ditching Photoshop is not a credible threat, at least at the moment.

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