I would agree that cost should not be the determinant, but rather the appropriate utility of any program. As I said, the application you know how to use is a good application if it meets your needs. But when dealing with programs like QuarkXpress, cost is important, because it is (or used to be) quite expensive, aimed at the professional publishing market. It came out of Colorado back then, but was sold and departed for Switzerland last time I looked. Maybe that helped. I was not fortunate in my working life (I'm 71 and retired now) to ever make much money, and the outlay for Quark was the biggest computer expense for me in that decade. Cost was important to me, and I suspect its important to most people when they consider new software. And yes, open source software has a definite advantage in the constant improvement from many users. There are countless reasons why we buy what we do, and if we have wives, they add to the mix - color, seat covers, whatever. But I'll bet price is way up there in most people's minds, no matter what they may say.
I thought I was the only person still living who had used Coherent at one time, so was surprised when John Culleton mentioned it. I always carefully read most things he submits, he seems to be very wise and experienced in publishing, scribus, and other computer topics. He's one of the significant regulars in this forum. -- ------------------- Michael F. Chamness 618 - 2nd Street Montpelier, North Dakota 58472 (701) 489-3638
