apple and quark
articles at macworld uk online:
Quark pricing RIPs off Britain
at the bottom there is a comparison of international prices between quark xpress 7 and adobe creative suite 2.
“Adobe’s pricing isn’t a lot better. A standard version of Adobe’s Creative Suite 2 costs £809 in the UK (excluding VAT). It’s $899.95 in the US and €1,699 in Europe.”
it makes quark xpress 7 look cheap in comparison, but it’s a moot point because xpress 7 is (in terms of purpose) basically equivalent to adobe indesign cs2. the CS2 suite also includes photoshop, imageready, illustrator, and golive. now who offers the better deal? (CS2 is still hideously expensive.) so in terms of VALUE and “bang for your buck,” adobe’s the clear choice.
in terms of the pricing rip off… GO FIGURE! they’re obviously trying to take advantage of their international consumers… shame on you, quark and adobe, both.
(meaning a guitar lesson program for the iPod is being shipped… as far as i know there is no iPod ship, but that would be cool. hey, it’s a boat!)
“iPlayMusic has introduced Beginner Guitar Lessons for the Mac, a guitar learning application for Macs and video-enabled iPods.
The guitar lessons integrate with iLife applications, including GarageBand, iTunes and iWeb. Students will learn a little guitar, including how to play and sing popular songs. Users can view lessons or listen to their new performances in iTunes or on their iPod.”
cool.