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Originally Posted by MrPLD
It seems the 'most effective' balance a lot of software makers go for is to have a light level of copy-prevention, just enough to let you know you're being "naughty" but then give you an upgrade path without any questions. That way, you feel redeemed of your sins and they get a lock-in.
Paul.
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Pretty much. The lock-in is the key. Most software in that class is complex enough that you
don't casually switch to a competing product. Too many compatibility issues, and too much of a learning curve to figure out how the other product does what you need to do.
Adobe InDesign certainly qualifies. It has pretty much taken over from Quark as the DTP program of choice in publishing, and is what everyone uses to do typesetting and markup. You might be able to accomplish the same things with Quark, or the open source Scribus product, but you would just as soon not have to try.
(My DTP friend was ranting about it a bit. She'd started on Quark, and gained significant expertise in working around Quark shortcomings and misfeatures to get it to do what she needed. InDesign was significantly better, and didn't
have those problems, and her hard won expertise was rendered useless...
)
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Dennis