(I was also joking haing a giggle...)

It's pirated because it was [too] successful and became the de facto industry standard - but if it hadn't done so, it would not have stopped tacky stuff - people would just use other graphics apps instead.

 

In fact, initially, most non-professionals probably were using other stuff instead, because pirating was much more effort before the Internet took off.

 

Wait... "when Photoshop 1.0 first came out" ...you were probably still at nursery, playing with fisher price or tomy things that made animal sounds when you pressed the buttons. :P

 

Bah.

I studied Photography and Art History at University, so whilst you are correct that I didn't even have a computer when it came out - I still learnt about what was happening at the time and what changes it made to art. My dissertation was on the history of photo manipulation and whether digital affected photographic art for better or worse :D

They actually let you study stuff like that?

Rendle will be so proud! :D

Hah, yes. I went to an Arts-only university, Rendle would have exploded had he visited.

My course was very industry-driven, very well respected and there's lots of actual-factual-career-paths with a education in photography (I've had work in exhibitions in Tate Britain, my books are in galleries and all sorts :D Unfortunately I have chosen the path which generally results in no income for a good twenty years. Hurrah!)

I'm so glad it wasn't just me who thought that.

(giggle)