We use CS3/4 at work. My job involves printing and it drives me insane that the print dialogs aren't the same across the different Adobe apps even though they install as part of the same package! It's incredibly annoying!
On the Mac, Preview works wonders so there's no need for Acrobat Reader... though I do have the full version of Acrobat installed and use it occasionally.
I wonder if VLC is better in its PC incarnation? I've never been overly impressed by it.
I suspect the primary problem is that when you initially design a program, you are aiming at a single function or tightly connection combination of functions. Once you have a significant userbase, then that userbase may demand more loosely connected functions which leads to the bloating aspect that popular programs tend to get. If you don't implement these functions, the perception (but likely not the fact) is that you risk losing that userbase. Huh, I'd have thought risk-averse companies would have less features in their software... (maybe my analysis is wrong?)
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On the Mac, Preview works wonders so there's no need for Acrobat Reader... though I do have the full version of Acrobat installed and use it occasionally.
I wonder if VLC is better in its PC incarnation? I've never been overly impressed by it.
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PC VLC is pretty slick since torrent porn comes in such a variety of formats wait what?
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That's the only reason I have VLC!
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I guess feature creep is all that's left to do once you've basically perfected a product.
ACDSee is another prime example of a program that used to be known for its speed and small size and is now bloatware.
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