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Porting games seems pretty hard IMO. Why isn't there an intensive to port the latest Adobe CC software [1] too? I know a few designers & video editors who use

Porting games seems pretty hard IMO. Why isn't there an intensive to port the latest Adobe CC software [1] too? I know a few designers & video editors who use passthrough to run Adobe software on their beefy workstations, which I would also prefer as I'd rather not use multiarch on my linux system. [1] https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=38516 https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iI...

coldpie 6y ago
To be blunt, funding. No one is paying to improve Adobe CC in Wine.
- dannyw 6y ago
  Steam has an important reason for growing alternatives to Windows gaming: stop Microsoft from being able to extinguish non-Microsoft PC gaming. Just imagine if DirectX 13 was XboxTM Game Store exclusive...
- jannes 6y ago
  Exactly. And to be fair, I doubt Valve is making a lot of money off of Proton on Linux. I consider it more of a philantropy project from Gabe Newell.
  - clarry 6y ago
    Maybe they're not breaking bank but for a company whose revenue is measured in billions, moving the needle by .1% is worth millions.. I know many Linux users who have abandoned competitors (GOG..) for Steam due Linux support.
  - blihp 6y ago
    While I do appreciate Valve's support of Linux, it's hardly altruism: it gives them some room to negotiate with/pressure Microsoft. (i.e. while it would be painful to push even a fraction of their users over to it, it is an option Valve has) Compare that to the situation app developers on mobile platforms find themselves in these days. So it's smart strategically even if it doesn't translate into big $$$ currently.
- RandomBacon 6y ago
  I paid for a CodeWeavers' CrossOver lifetime license. Their employees contribute to Wine. I don't know what software they specifically try to make sure works, but Office 2016 and Adobe CS6 works very well.
- blaser-waffle 6y ago
  Bingo. If you need Adobe CC and want a unix-y environment then you're using it on a Mac. And there is a cost incentive for Adobe and Apple to make them work. Valve is expanding into the linux/unix space because Microsoft has set up their MS Store, which threatens to undermine them directly.

coldpie 6y ago

To be blunt, funding. No one is paying to improve Adobe CC in Wine.

dannyw 6y ago
Steam has an important reason for growing alternatives to Windows gaming: stop Microsoft from being able to extinguish non-Microsoft PC gaming. Just imagine if DirectX 13 was XboxTM Game Store exclusive...
jannes 6y ago
Exactly. And to be fair, I doubt Valve is making a lot of money off of Proton on Linux. I consider it more of a philantropy project from Gabe Newell.
- clarry 6y ago
  Maybe they're not breaking bank but for a company whose revenue is measured in billions, moving the needle by .1% is worth millions.. I know many Linux users who have abandoned competitors (GOG..) for Steam due Linux support.
- blihp 6y ago
  While I do appreciate Valve's support of Linux, it's hardly altruism: it gives them some room to negotiate with/pressure Microsoft. (i.e. while it would be painful to push even a fraction of their users over to it, it is an option Valve has) Compare that to the situation app developers on mobile platforms find themselves in these days. So it's smart strategically even if it doesn't translate into big $$$ currently.
RandomBacon 6y ago
I paid for a CodeWeavers' CrossOver lifetime license. Their employees contribute to Wine. I don't know what software they specifically try to make sure works, but Office 2016 and Adobe CS6 works very well.
blaser-waffle 6y ago
Bingo. If you need Adobe CC and want a unix-y environment then you're using it on a Mac. And there is a cost incentive for Adobe and Apple to make them work. Valve is expanding into the linux/unix space because Microsoft has set up their MS Store, which threatens to undermine them directly.