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Adobe’s Illustrator and Photoshop are unquestionably dominant in their own markets.

Yes, there are alternatives. Yes, there are people using the alternatives. No, the alternatives do not hold any meaningful percentage of the design software market.

Adobe sucks but no alternative comes even close to Photoshop and Illustrator.

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That's because Adobe acquires competitors who suck less than Adobe.

The reason is immaterial, the point still stands.

Yes, my point (ie: that Adobe sucks and has to acquire its rivals to survive) is immaterial to your primary point (ie: there are no alternatives to some Adobe products).

I suspect you know some Adobe history already - like that a couple decades back Macromedia's product suite was set to overtake Adobe's. Others here may not. It's good for them (regardless of your primary point) to know that Adobe buys its competition.

The point I made in my comment was only material to (and in agreement with) the point you made in passing: Adobe sucks!

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