Re: Defining GNOME Market Segments

[Robert Renling <robert renling gmail com>]

On Mon, 18 Oct 2004 23:42:15 +0200, Claus Schwarm <c schwarm gmx net> wrote:
> Apple, for example, is nearly dead in Germany. Maybe they have even less
> users than Linux - apart from two exceptions: Professional graphics and
> sound, maybe 3D animation. Quark, Adobe and others make this possible.
> You have to have an Apple if you'd like to do design!

That's one thing to consider. 
Apple has survived not because of it's rabid fringe users. But because
of the fact that in most ad agencies and design programmes at
universities were using macs.


> Btw, another major sticking point are applications from Adobe,
> Macromedia, etc... (GIMP's not the same as Photoshop, many say.)

this is really why we need a solid set of figures on how many users we have.

Cheers.
Robert