The Anti-Adobe Coalition Is Here
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The article introduces the 'Anti-Adobe Coalition', a group aiming to disrupt Adobe's dominance in creative tech, sparking discussion on potential alternatives and the implications of Adobe's practices.
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> What's Actually Happening: Students learn Figma, not Illustrator.
Figma is currently an excellent competitor for approximately 1/3 or so of Illustrator's capabilities. In some industries, knowing Figma is like saying you know Microsoft Publisher.
> What's Actually Happening: Indie developers run Omarchy on Framework laptops.
Omarchy was released by 1 divisive individual extremely recently. Framework is more expensive than most alternatives available and sadly have not taken over the market unless you mean the very niche and fractured high-end linux-laptop market, which is still debatable given the existence of system76, dell w/ linux, lenovo w/linux, tuxedo out of Germany, Star Labs in the UK...
Re: Figma vs Illustrator –– totally agree Figma doesn't cover Illustrator's full surface area. But in a lot of product/UI/marketing work, "good enough + collaborative + extensible" beats "feature-complete." The fact students default to Figma signals where the center of gravity is drifting, even if print/illustration shops still anchor on Illustrator.
Re: Omarchy + Framework –– not claiming market dominance — it's tiny and new. My point is more about signal: indie dev culture experimenting with modular laptops + DHH's OS is the kind of early-edge activity that tends to foreshadow bigger cultural/tooling shifts.
I write from a Silicon Valley x indie dev POV: watching sparks at the periphery because that's often where the next fire comes from.
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