![]() ![]() (not sure how good this data is, but if you look at other sources, the general pattern for both Adobe and Serif show similar patterns) The top user by far is the Computer Software industry, followed by Higher Education, Information Technology, Retail and then Construction etc. None of the top ten users of Affinity Photo are Photographers. Serif have also clearly stated that Affinity Photo was developed as part of a "Graphics Suite" and never aimed solely at photographers. I think the other thing that affects the story, is that less than 10% of Adobe's customers are photographers (According to Adobe via Jeff Schewe) I think that the real story, for enthusiast/non corporate users, is how the pixel editor has been replaced by the raw converter. I choose to use AP simply because I prefer it, that's not right or wrong, simply my personal preference just use whatever you like If you use Lightroom you get PS for free, there is no choice to make regarding pixel editor, if you use another raw converter then you probably don't use PS unless you are fortunate to be in the situation as I thankfully am, where cost of software is fairly inconsequential. ![]() Adobe recognised the new reality by giving away Photoshop with Lightroom. ![]() I still have CS6 which would have cost around $600, unbelievable to many people coming to software in the last few years, but don't bother installing it now. ![]() Serif recognise that reality with their fair pricing model. I'll leave it at: even after this discussion, I'm not aware of anything that seems to me a decent source of data from which one can reasonably compare use of Photoshop, Affinity Photo, etc. I'm not interested enough in this topic to try to engage more fully. So whatever Statista's merits in other contexts, in this one it seems clear they (1) don't know what they're talking about, (2) are knowingly presenting misleading data, or (3) are presenting something meaningless.Īlso, anything gathering most of the data from mid-size or large corporate users is going to miss out on a large part of Affinity Photo's customer base. For example, one could find how must the US Gov copies of Photoshop vs Serif products there are etc.Īnd yet Statista apparently suggests that Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Visio, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Creative Cloud are comparable products and/or compete with each other, even though to anyone with a passing familiarity with this software clearly they are very different things. If one uses Statista often - one will find their citations are almost always from some official source. Statista is listed as a " Must Have Database" for public institutions, universities and researchers by the the American Library Journal. So if the chart above reflects the quality of the data on which the assertions above are based, I have zero confidence in their accuracy.ġ Statista is a well respected German company that provides statistical reporting to government, private business and universities in the western world. Adobe Creative Cloud is not a product at all, so much as it is a set of products and their common licensing and data-sharing system. Here is the proof of the nonsense:-yet here they are, ostensibly being compared. ![]()
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