Adobe Drops Mac Support For Premiere

Theaetetus writes "In a story on MacCentral, it's revealed that Adobe Systems is dropping support for the Mac in the new version of video editing app Premiere: 'If Apple's already doing an application, it makes the market for a third-party developer that much smaller,' said David Trescot, senior director of Adobe's digital video products group. In response to the news, Apple issued a statement welcoming Premiere customers to make the switch to the Mac and Final Cut Pro."

Comments

Will they drop Windows support next?

[Anonymous Coward]

XP comes with Windows Movie Maker. How can Adobe compete with that!?

Re:Adobe afraid of competition?

[gpinzone]

I guess when you are used to being the only bully on the block, and have thus come to enjoy forcing people to pay your extremely high prices (since there isn't anywhere else to go), then you would react in such a non-sensical way to sudden competition.

I can't tell...are you talking about Apple or Adobe?

New version of After Effects is for Mac and PC...

[Pocaille]

They have also added nested composition to premiere (like final cut pro) I can't wait to see this two new versions in action!! By the way its my First POST!

Sorry my bad

[msgmonkey]

I mis-read the summary, please be gentle.

Posting summary

[The Bungi]

No need to read the comments in this story. Here's the summary:

• 60 misc. AC offtopic and troll posts.
• 9 "Dear Apple, I'm a homosexual" posts.
• 4 "first post" posts.
• 162 posts from people rationalizing what Apple is doing as "well, it's their platform" or "doesn't matter, I like the Apple product better" or "Adobe sux anyhow".
• 8 AC posts saying that Apple is no better than Microsoft, promptly modded down to -1, Flamebait.
• 1 post claiming this is a dupe from last month, promptly bitchslapped.
• 1 post from mao_che_minh regurgitating the obvious and getting +5, Interesting
• 3 AC posts puzzling about this weird Apple fetish that afflicts Slashdot, promptly modded down to -1, Troll.
• 2 posts repeating that OS X is based on BSD and asking for the code.
• 10 posts accusing Mac zealots of turning a blind eye when their beloved company does things like these because "ooohhhh, shiny", promptly modded down to -1, Flamebait.
• 12 posts explaining in detail how this is not an anti-competitive move by Apple, promptly modded up to +6, Insightful. Replies to these that are pro-Apple left alone. Dissenting replies modded down as Overrated so M2 won't touch them.
• One summary post, promptly modded down.

Re:Posting summary

[jdawg]

Hey, you forgot about that guy with the PowerMac 8600 that takes ten minutes to copy files or whatever.

Re:Cop-out?

[The Salamander]

lost your will to innovate? Blame it on the other guy

I thought we were supposed to blame things on SARS this quarter. Or maybe that's just the tech industry.

Re:That is a lame excuse

[Anonymous Coward]

Yes, I would like to inquire about IE for Mac. You say it's free and can be downloaded right now? Well, I demand you lower your prices or I'll go to Safari!

Re:Adobe afraid of competition?

[Anonymous Coward]

"Stratedy" is actually spelled "strategy", and thank you for playing.

No, it's not. "Stratedy" is spelled "Stratedy"; "strategy" is spelled "strategy". Duh.

I have no idea what the hell a stratedy is, but that's a different matter.

...which is promptly modded to -6:Unrepentant

[invalid_user]

Also missed out:

3 posts giving anecdotes on the infinitesimally small TCO (that word being used in the most conspicuous manner) of a Macintosh. Promptly modded +5, Interesting.

Re:Adobe afraid of competition?

[jfw25]

Maybe, just like you guys criticize Microsoft for, the Third-Party software company doesnt feel like competing with a component provided inside the OS. Especially given the fact that Apple is only a niche market anyway, and their products have been just as good (if not better) on the PC for a long time.

A very good point. After all, Microsoft would never add a feature to their operating system in order to destroy a competitor.

Awww Yeahhh.

[Bill, Shooter of Bul]

I like apples, but not apple users

Yeah. I feel that way about most groups of enthusiats, which includes linux zealots, BSD nuts, MS lovers, Metallica fans, Kiss army, Ect, ect. I love technology, movies, music, tv shows, art. I just don't always love other people who also love those things. I don't really know why. I think its because I'm a free thinker. No, wait I think its because I'm a jerk.

Up next from Apple.

[FooGoo]

Apple says FU to to Adobe by releaseing iGimp as a free replacement for Photoshop pushing Adobe away from Mac platform entirely. In a related note Microsoft chairman Bill Gates sent a memo to Adobe management welcoming them to his playground.

Re:Adobe afraid of competition?. . . crap

[oordaz]

microsoft photo editor has stopped photoshop?