Completely agree - to which I would add the new alternative you speak of has already arrived: Google Chrome. I can design an entire page in Chrome without ever

Completely agree - to which I would add the new alternative you speak of has already arrived: Google Chrome. I can design an entire page in Chrome without ever a need to refresh. Grids, typography, CSS - not to mention JavaScript, images and video - done faster and better in Chrome than I could dream for coming from Adobe. Specialized image editors like the Adobe set are properly relegated to "the cast," support roles at best. The article's screencaps are a testament to the huge recent improvements for designers within the medium itself, the browser.