> I never understood why people are buying proprietary, expensive stuff like Photoshop just for mock-ups.
When I was younger, I couldn't imagine why people would spend hundreds on Creative Suite, MS Office, etc. I could just use GIMP, Inkscape, OpenOffice, etc. for free, and stick it to the man.
Now, I run a business, and I think anyone who uses substandard tools to save a few hundred bucks is crazy. I also think anyone who really believes that the freebie tools I mentioned are even close to the standard of the professional tools I mentioned is crazy. The cost of these professional tools is relatively small compared to the money they save through increased efficiency alone, but in many cases they get much better results that would justify the cost anyway.
(I could list a numerous objective, widely applicable reasons in each case, and I have done so in other forums on several occasions, but this probably isn't the place. I'm just trying to explain why people do the things you asked about.)
When I was younger, I couldn't imagine why people would spend hundreds on Creative Suite, MS Office, etc. I could just use GIMP, Inkscape, OpenOffice, etc. for free, and stick it to the man.
Now, I run a business, and I think anyone who uses substandard tools to save a few hundred bucks is crazy. I also think anyone who really believes that the freebie tools I mentioned are even close to the standard of the professional tools I mentioned is crazy. The cost of these professional tools is relatively small compared to the money they save through increased efficiency alone, but in many cases they get much better results that would justify the cost anyway.
(I could list a numerous objective, widely applicable reasons in each case, and I have done so in other forums on several occasions, but this probably isn't the place. I'm just trying to explain why people do the things you asked about.)