> "FreeHand Addict"? You guys are addicted to mediocrity. (Never mind that
> AI
> "addicts" are addicted to worse.) "Give me FreeHand or give me death"?
> Give me
> a break. "Monopoly"? Look up the meaning. If this were an illegal monopoly
> the
> FTC would be all over it.

Adobe is, indeed, a monopoly. A monopoly in a time and period where the
legal/government environment allows it.

> If you can't stand Illustrator, give Corel or Canvas a go.

I agree. I'd go even further and start working with some of the open source
options.

Of course, given that Adobe is the monopoly, if you want to make a living in
the publishing world, you'll still have to have a copy of AI to get by.

-Darrel