If Photoshop, basically industry standard in image-editing software, isn't an achievement... then nothing qualifies as an achievement. And this is coming from someone who prefers GIMP on linux. I would love to produce something even a quarter as popular & usable as Photoshop.

It might be more of a reflection on my colleagues and I, but the phrase "industry standard" is basically used to mean something is crap by us. This is in radiology. UI inconsistency, buggy, crashy (as in 40 minutes to reboot the damn system), incompatibility with other systems etc. When you complain, you're told its industry standard, or similar. And this is just one system I use. There are other standards too. The company formally known as Kodak supplied PACS system which relies on IE6. It is also an industry standard. And it's as bad as things get. In healthcare IT industry standard = rock bottom standards.

If PS (or other system) makes your machine need a reboot, the problem isn't Photoshop

The reason Photoshop consolidated itself: first mover advantage. Everybody else is playing catch

Now, in the "the company is paying" field, yes, standards are rock-bottom, or even lower. But I don't think PS gets so low.

"If PS (or other system) makes your machine need a reboot, the problem isn't Photoshop" The system is provided, hardware, and all, by the manufacturer. The problem is both hardware and software. Flagship model too. GE.

Ah ok, I should have imagined.

HW companies do not know how to do SW.

It's not. Have a look at what it's users have to put up with on a daily basis.

http://bad-adobe.tumblr.com

[Comment comparing software nobody likes and software nobody uses.]

So you are saying any software cannot be an achievement if it has bugs and UX issues? Or does it have to have a tumblr?

No. I'm saying that a program that costs a massive monthly fee and is pretty much impossible to avoid in this industry is should not be this constantly bad.

carrying on in the tradition of

http://adobegripes.tumblr.com

Not a constructive comment, sorry, but I couldn't help chuckle reading this. It's beyond ridiculous.

Mammoth corporations have fuck-all to do with common sense. They're run by apathetic shills that couldn't care less about technology, progress, or people (not to knock the talent that works in the trenches).