Adobe Apple Bloat - WTF?

[worker201]

Take a look at these minimum hard drive space requirements (reprinted without permission) from adobe.com:

Photoshop 7
PC - 280 MB
Mac - 320 MB

InDesign 2
PC - 145 MB
Mac - 220 MB

Acrobat 6 Pro
PC - 245 MB
Mac - 405 MB

Where is this coming from?  Note that Illustrator 10 has the same requirements for both systems.  I thought there was no feature difference.  What's going on?  Not that my hard drive can't cut it, I'm just curious.  All hypotheses welcome.

[cahult]

The folks at Adobe are pissed at Apple for making apps that are very alike their own, but better. This is why Adobe makes these bloated versions for Mac.  

[jasonlane]

quote:Originally posted by cahult:
The folks at Adobe are pissed at Apple for making apps that are very alike their own, but better. This is why Adobe makes these bloated versions for Mac.    

That's crazy, you jest, no?

[gump420]

Keep in mind that the Mac OS X versions of these apps are actually "newer" than the PC counterparts in the sense that Adobe has not had a chance to streamline them for the OS yet.  Although Apple has the Carbon API for OS X, it is NOT the old Macintosh Toolbox, meaning that some sections have to be rewritten, not simply ported.

[TheQuirk]

quote:Originally posted by cahult:
The folks at Adobe are pissed at Apple for making apps that are very alike their own, but better. This is why Adobe makes these bloated versions for Mac.    

Just to clear this up: he's bullshitting.

[suselinux]

I always thought it was because Adobe and Apple were in bed with each other, the higher the HD space the mor Hardware you need to buy from Apple??

Like Intel and Microsoft.

Like car manufacturers and Fuel companies

like cable companies and HD TV's

and so on

[Faust]

quote:
 I always thought it was because Adobe and Apple were in bed with each other, the higher the HD space the mor Hardware you need to buy from Apple??

That arguemnt sounds strangely familiar...  Oh wait the "Microsoft and Intel are in bed together argument" is what we have to hear every time the x86 vs PPC argument comes up.  

[hm_murdock]

well, it's true.

Bill Gates likes it anal from former Intel CEO Andy Grove. That new dude just can't give him the shaft quite like 'ol Andy.

As for the bloat, I don't think it's gonna be much of a problem for much longer. I'll bet Apple is right now looking to hire some more badass programmers and make their own high-end photo package. I'll bet they buy TIFFany or Painter and make it RULE THE WORLD.

And then Adobe will DIE. Or, I hope they will.